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Salman Nazar (born 29 March 1991) is a Canadian cricketer who plays as all-rounder for the Canada national cricket team.[1] Salman is an left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He is regarded as one of the best fielders of Canada. Salman's consistency as a bowling all-rounder is admired in Canada's domestic circuit for over a decade.[2] He is first Canadian cricketer to take 400 wickets in Canadian domestic tournaments.

Salman Nazar

Nazar in August 2013
Personal information
Full name	Salman Bin Nazar
Born	(1991-03-29) 29 March 1991 (age 31) Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Nickname	Sal
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Canada
T20I debut (cap 57)	10 November 2021 v United States
Last T20I	24 February 2022 v Bahrain
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20 Matches 7 1 6 10 Runs scored 10 60 17 10 Batting average 10.00 60.00 8.50 5.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 Top score 10 60 14 10 Balls bowled 156 – 272 192 Wickets 14 – 6 14 Bowling average 10.85 – 41.33 13.97 5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 – 0 0 Best bowling 3/8 – 3/60 3/8 Catches/stumpings 2/– 1/– 1/– 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2022

Career

Salman Nazar made his first-class debut against the Netherlands on 22 August 2013. On his debut, he made 60 runs off 76 balls.[3]

In 2012, Nazar made his debut in Twenty20 for Canada in Caribbean Twenty20 what's now known as Caribbean Premier League.[4] After the tour, Nazar decided to spend a summer in England, and signed a contract with Spring View Cricket Club in the Bolton Cricket Association. He finished the 2012 season with 100 wickets, which included 10 five-wicket hauls at bowling average of 11.05 and a best of 9/64.[5]

On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[6][7] In October 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.[8] He made his List A debut for Canada in the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament on 3 October 2018.[9]

In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[10]

In October 2021, he was named in Canada's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Antigua.[11] He made his T20I debut on 10 November 2021, for Canada against the United States.[12] In February 2022, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.[13]

References

External links

• Salman Nazar at ESPNcricinfo

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