Ijaz Ahmed (Urdu: اعجاز احمد) (born 20 September 1968 in Sialkot) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played 60 Tests and 250 One Day Internationals for Pakistan over a period from 1986 to 2001.
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Full name | Ijaz Ahmed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1968-09-20) 20 September 1968 (age 54) Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Saleem Malik (brother-in-law)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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Test debut (cap 107) | 3 February 1987 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 27 March 2001 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 60) | 14 November 1986 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 11 October 2000 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1983/84–1985/86 | Gujranwala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1983/84–1985/86 | Pakistan Automobiles Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1986/87–2000/01 | Habib Bank Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992/93–2000/01 | Islamabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 4 February 2006 |
Ahmed scored six Test centuries against the world's top-ranked side, Australia – a record number of centuries by a Pakistani against Australia, shared with Javed Miandad. However, 33 of his 92 innings yielded single-figure scores, 54 of them yielded scores below 20.
Ijaz Ahmed came into the national side at the height of the Imran Khan era, and remained on the fringes for nearly a decade, despite several good scores. Dropped after the 1992 World Cup, he came back strongly the following season and established himself at the pivotal "one down" position. He performed poorly at the 1999 World Cup, and the arrival of Younis Khan brought an end to his international career. He formally retired from cricket in 2003.
Ahmed's 250 matches is the seventh-highest of all time in Pakistan, behind Shahid Afridi, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Wasim Akram, Saleem Malik, Younis Khan, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Malik.
A powerful hitter of the ball, Ahmed became the second Pakistani Batsman to score 10 ODI centuries. At Lahore, in 1997, Ahmed collapsed the Indian bowling attack by making a quick century off just 68 balls including 9 sixes, remaining not out for 139*; his highest score in the ODI.
In test cricket, Ahmed scored 12 test centuries, including his first and only double century against Sri Lanka, when he scored 211. Ahmed is the top scorer for Pakistan side against South Africa.
On 21 April 1997, in a Test match against Sri Lanka, Ahmed was at the crease on 97, when a run-out attempt brought ambiguity in the decision. However, replays declared Salim Malik as dismissed, and Ahmad was called back to the crease. This was the first time for a batsman to return from the pavilion to the crease since 1987.[2]
Ahmed was appointed as the coach of Pakistan's Under-19 cricket team on 20 October 2019.[3] He is also currently appointed as the batting coach and consultant for Lahore Qalandars in the Pakistan Super League.
Ijaz Ahmed, a right-handed batsman,[4] has made 22 centuries in international cricket – 12 in Test cricket and 10 in One Day Internationals (ODIs) – and as of May 2022[update] currently sits joint sixty-fourth in the list of century-makers in international cricket.[lower-alpha 1][5]
Ahmed made his Test debut against India at the Chepauk Stadium, Madras (now Chennai) on 3 February 1987.[6] He scored his first Test century against Australia at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad on 23 September 1988, scoring 122.[7] He scored his final Test century, also against Australia at the WACA Ground, Perth on 26 November 1999,[8] scoring 115. He played his final Test match against New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton on 27 March 2001,[9] having played 60 matches. His highest score in Tests is 211, scored against Sri Lanka at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka on 12 March 1999.[10]
Ahmed made his One Day International (ODI) debut against the West Indies at the Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot on 14 November 1986.[11] He scored his first ODI century against Bangladesh at the M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong, scoring 124 not out.[12] He scored his final ODI century against England at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah on 7 April 1999,[13] scoring 137. He played his final ODI in the semi-finals of the 2000 ICC KnockOut Trophy against New Zealand at the Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi on 11 October 2000,[14] having played 250 matches. His highest score of 139 not out in ODIs came against India on 2 October 1997 at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.[15]
Key
Symbol | Meaning |
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* | Remained not out |
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Man of the match |
Pos. | Position in the batting order |
Inn. | The innings of the match |
S/R | Strike rate during the innings |
H/A/N | Venue was at home (Pakistan), away or neutral |
Date | Match starting day |
Lost | The match was lost by Pakistan |
Won | The match was won by Pakistan |
Drawn | The match was drawn |
Home | The match was played in Pakistan |
Away | The match was played in opponent's country |
Neutral | The match was played neither in Pakistan nor in the opponent's country |
No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Test | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result | Ref |
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1 | 122 ![]() |
![]() | 6 | 1 | 2/3 | ![]() | Home | 23 September 1988 | Drawn | [7] |
2 | 121 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1/3 | ![]() | Away | 12 January 1990 | Lost | [17] |
3 | 137 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 3/3 | ![]() | Away | 30 November 1995 | Won | [18] |
4 | 103 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 1/1 | ![]() | Away | 8 December 1995 | Won | [19] |
5 | 141 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 2/3 | ![]() | Away | 8 August 1996 | Drawn | [20] |
6 | 125 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 2/2 | ![]() | Home | 28 November 1996 | Won | [21] |
7 | 113 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1/2 | ![]() | Away | 19 April 1997 | Drawn | [22] |
8 | 151 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 3/3 | ![]() | Home | 6 December 1997 | Won | [23] |
9 | 155 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 2/3 | ![]() | Home | 15 October 1998 | Drawn | [24] |
10 | 120* | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 3/3 | ![]() | Home | 22 October 1998 | Drawn | [25] |
11 | 211 ![]() |
![]() | 3 | 2 | Final | ![]() | Neutral | 12 March 1999 | Won | [10] |
12 | 115 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 3/3 | ![]() | Away | 26 November 1999 | Lost | [8] |
No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | S/R | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result | Ref |
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1 | 124* | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 142.52 | ![]() | Away | 29 October 1988 | Won | [12] |
2 | 102* ![]() |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 102.00 | ![]() | Neutral | 10 February 1990 | Won | [27] |
3 | 110 ![]() |
![]() | 5 | 1 | 100.00 | ![]() | Home | 20 October 1994 | Won | [28] |
4 | 114* ![]() |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 126.66 | ![]() | Away | 17 December 1994 | Won | [29] |
5 | 117 ![]() |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 111.42 | ![]() | Home | 3 November 1996 | Won | [30] |
6 | 139* ![]() |
![]() | 1 | 2 | 165.47 | ![]() | Home | 2 October 1997 | Won | [15] |
7 | 117 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 104.46 | ![]() | Neutral | 18 January 1998 | Lost | [31] |
8 | 111 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 101.83 | ![]() | Home | 10 November 1998 | Lost | [32] |
9 | 132 ![]() |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 128.15 | ![]() | Home | 24 November 1998 | Won | [33] |
10 | 137 ![]() |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 105.38 | ![]() | Neutral | 7 April 1999 | Won | [13] |