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Full name Shahriar Nafees Ahmed
Born January 25, 1986, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Current age 22 years 113 days
Major teams Bangladesh, Bangladesh Under-19s, Bangladesh Under-23s
Batting style Left-hand bat
Relations Brother - Iftekhar Nayem

Batting and fielding averages
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	15	30	0	810	138	27.00	1499	54.03	1	4	117	1	11
ODIs	58	58	5	1839	123*	34.69	2624	70.08	4	10	230	7	9
T20Is	1	1	0	25	25	25.00	17	147.05	0	0	3	1	1
First-class	39	77	2	2290	138	30.53	4021	56.95	2	17			24
List A	71	71	5	2135	147	32.34	3015	70.81	5	11			12
Twenty20	1	1	0	25	25	25.00	17	147.05	0	0	3	1	1

Bowling averages
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ODIs	58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T20Is	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	39		18	20	0	-	-	-	6.66	-	0	0	0
List A	71	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Twenty20	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics
Test debut	Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Sep 12-14, 2005 scorecard
Last Test	Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), Feb 29-Mar 3, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	England v Bangladesh at Nottingham, Jun 21, 2005 scorecard
Last ODI	Pakistan v Bangladesh at Lahore, Apr 13, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
Only T20I	Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	2003/04
Last First-class	Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), Feb 29-Mar 3, 2008 scorecard
List A debut	2005
Last List A	Pakistan v Bangladesh at Lahore, Apr 13, 2008 scorecard
Only Twenty20	Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard

Profile

As a left-hand opening batsman, Shahriar Nafees is a rarity among Bangladesh cricketers, and at the age of 19 he was thrust into the Test squad for their maiden tour of England with just five first-class matches behind him. He hadn't fared too badly in those, however, with 350 runs at 35, and his Under-19 coach Richard McInness reckoned he had the talent and temperament to become a future Test captain. With Nafees Iqbal and Javed Omar established as Bangladesh's opening pair, the England trip was a case of watching and learning for Shahriar. He did get an opportunity in the NatWest Series, and cashed in with 75 in the final one-dayer against Australia. He made his Test debut in Sri Lanka in September 2005, and made 51 in his second match. He also got starts in all the one-day games, but converted only one into a fifty. Then in April 2006 he exploded in sensational fashion against the might of Australia, stroking his way to a brilliant hundred, his maiden first-class ton as well as his first in Tests, at Fatullah. His stunning 138, with 19 fours, set up a scarcely believable first-day total of 355 for 5 as the Aussies reeled. He added 33 in the second innings, and a brisk 79 in the second Test to show that this was no flash in the pan. Nafees was appointed vice-captain for the Champions Trophy in India in October with the view of grooming a successor for Habibul Bashar. He also won the Bangladesh's cricketer-of-the-year award for 2006. He proved that the accolade wasn't wasted on him by scoring a hundred against Zimbabwe but failed against tougher opposition in the Champions Trophy. His batting was instrumental in Bangladesh's 5-0 rout over Zimbabwe in December 2006.
Andrew Miller February 2007

Mar 18, 2008

Shahriar Nafees guides the ball on his way to 90 not out
© TigerCricket.com

Mar 14, 2008

Shahriar Nafees top-scored for Bangladesh with 25
© AFP

Mar 11, 2008

Shahriar Nafees makes an acrobatic save to his right while training
© AFP

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