Shahbaz Ahmed Mewati (born 12 December 1994) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team. He made his international debut on 9 October, 2022. He plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League and Bengal in domestic cricket.[1] He is a bowling all-rounder who bats left-handed.
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Full name | Shahbaz Ahmed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 27) Mewat, Haryana, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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ODI debut (cap 247) | 9 October 2022 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 11 October 2022 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–present | Bengal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–present | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 October 2021 |
In August 2022, Shahbaz was named as a replacement for injured Washington Sundar in India's ODI squad for their tour against Zimbabwe.[2] In October 2022, he was named in India's ODI squad, for their series against South Africa.[3] He made his ODI debut on 9 October 2022 against South Africa.[4]
Shahbaz made his List A debut for Bengal in the 2018–19 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 20 September 2018 against Jammu and Kashmir team at Chennai. He returned with figures of 1/22 in his debut match.[5] During his maiden first-class cap versus Hyderabad, he scored 27 runs and picked one wicket.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for Bengal in the 2018–19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy on 24 February 2019 against Haryana at Cuttack and picked one wicket again besides contributing a vital 12-ball 17 in the lower order that eventually helped his team win the match by three wickets.[7]
So far, Shahbaz has played 13 first-class matches, scoring 559 runs, including four half-centuries, taking 37 first-class wickets at an economy rate of 2.60. In List-A cricket, he has scored 435 runs in 16 innings at an average of 39.54. He has 18 List-A wickets to his name, with his best figures of 3/35. In T20 cricket, he has taken 21 wickets in 23 innings at an economy rate of 6.84 and has recorded one fifty.[8]
In January 2021, against Hyderabad, he became the seventh player from Bengal and first since India pacer Mohammed Shami to claim a Ranji Trophy hat-trick.[9]
In October 2019, he was named in India A's squad for the 2019–20 Deodhar Trophy.[10]
In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[11][12]
He made his debut in the IPL against Rajasthan Royals, during the 33rd match of 2020 Indian Premier League. Shahbaz went wicketless and conceded 18 runs.[13] Throughout the season, he took a couple of wickets in as many games he played with an economy rate of 7.33.[14] In April 2021, Shahbaz took three wickets in one over against the Sunrisers Hyderabad during the sixth match of 2021 Indian Premier League,[15] which was eventually won by his team. His performances earned praise from a section of critics.[16] During the second phase of the tournament, against Rajasthan he took a brace for 10 runs.[17]
In February 2022, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[18]
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