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Fareed Ahmad Malik (born 10 August 1994) is an Afghan cricketer.[1] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Afghanistan against the United Arab Emirates on 2 December 2014.[2] He competed at the 2014 Asian Games.[3] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Afghanistan against the United Arab Emirates on 14 December 2016. He is known for his violent and aggressive behavior on the field. During the 2022 Asia Cup, he had a confrontation with Pakistani batter Asif Ali after dismissing him in a tense game. Which was followed by violent Afghani spectators tearing the Sharjah Cricket Stadium seats and throwing them on Pakistani spectators. [4]

Fareed Ahmad

Personal information
Full name	Fareed Ahmad Malik
Born	(1994-08-10) 10 August 1994 (age 28) Nangarhar, Afghanistan
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left arm fast medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Afghanistan (2014–present)
ODI debut (cap 35)	2 December 2014 v United Arab Emirates
Last ODI	9 June 2022 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 33)	14 December 2016 v UAE
Last T20I	1 November 2022 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017	Amo Region
Source: Cricinfo, 1 November 2022
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  Afghanistan Asian Games 2014 Incheon Team

In September 2018, he was named in Kabul's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[5] In September 2021, he was named as one of two travelling reserves in Afghanistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[6] On September 7th, 2022, during a Super 4 match between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Fareed was hit for a six by Pakistani batsman Asif Ali, but subsequently dismissed. However, after dismissing the Pakistani batsman, Fareed proceeded to initiate an altercation, first verbally, escalating towards physical confrontation, under the false impression that the dismissal had all but secure their victory in the match. However, soon after, fast bowler Naseem Shah hit 2 consecutive sixes in the last over of the match to help Pakistan yet again defeat Afghanistan by 1 wicket, maintaining their 100% win records against the Afghans across all formats.

Controversies

During the 2022 Asia Cup Super Four match between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Pakistan's Asif Ali and Afghanistan bowler Fareed Ahmed were fined 25 per cent of their match fees for their on-field altercation after Fareed Ahmad got Asif Ali out. The duo has been punished for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the clash between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The pair has been fined for an altercation which occurred after the fifth delivery of the 19th over. According to an ICC statement, Ali breached Article 2.6 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to "using a gesture that is obscene, offensive or insulting during an International Match". Fareed was found to have breached Article 2.1.12, which relates to "inappropriate physical contact with a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire, Match Referee or any other person (including a spectator) during an International Match." The players admitted their offence and accepted the sanctions proposed by match referee Andy Pycroft. It was a tense moment in the match when the incident between the pair took place, with the contest on a knife's edge. Ali was going all guns blazing at 16 runs off eight deliveries, threatening to take the match away from Afghanistan. Ahmad then bowled a slower bouncer that deceived Ali, with Karim Janat taking the catch at short fine leg. The incident then took place when Ahmad was celebrating the wicket while Ali was walking off to the pavilion. Pakistan eventually ended up winning the contest, with Naseem Shah emerging as the unlikely hero with the bat. Needing 11 off the final over and with only one wicket in hand, Naseem hit two massive sixes off the first two deliveries against Fazhalhaq Farooqi as Pakistan won the match with four deliveries remaining. The result meant that Pakistan and Sri Lanka qualified for the final of the Asia Cup, with India and Afghanistan getting knocked out of the Super Four stage. [7][8]

References

External links

• Fareed Ahmad at ESPNcricinfo

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