Full name Aftab Ahmed Chowdhury
Born November 10, 1985, Chittagong
Current age 22 years 300 days
Major teams Bangladesh,Bangladesh Under-19s,Chittagong Division
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
14
27
3
514
82*
21.41
1020
50.39
0
1
69
3
6
0
ODIs
80
80
6
1874
92
25.32
2243
83.54
0
14
192
49
27
0
T20Is
9
9
1
215
62*
26.87
161
133.54
0
1
25
5
2
0
First-class
35
66
7
1593
129
27.00
2680
59.44
1
6
21
0
List A
98
98
6
2291
92
24.90
2783
82.32
0
16
31
0
Twenty20
9
9
1
215
62*
26.87
161
133.54
0
1
25
5
2
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
14
7
314
225
5
2/31
2/31
45.00
4.29
62.8
0
0
0
ODIs
80
30
739
656
12
5/31
5/31
54.66
5.32
61.5
0
1
0
T20Is
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
35
1610
733
23
7/39
31.86
2.73
70.0
0
1
0
List A
98
1333
1083
20
5/31
5/31
54.15
4.87
66.6
0
1
0
Twenty20
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Career statistics
Test debut
Bangladesh v New Zealand at Chittagong (MAA), Oct 26-29, 2004 scorecard
Last Test
Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), Feb 29-Mar 3, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Bangladesh v South Africa at Birmingham, Sep 12, 2004 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 19, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 20, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
2001/02
Last First-class
Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), Feb 29-Mar 3, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2001/02
Last List A
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 19, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Bangladesh v Zimbabwe at Khulna, Nov 28, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 20, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Aftab Ahmed first came to the attention of the Bangladeshi selectors after scoring 79 against South Africa in the Under-19 World Cup in 2002, and the following year he was pitched into the Test squad to face England, despite having failed to impress in two earlier warm-up matches. His selection was initially viewed with suspicion by the local media, who regarded Aftab as something of a one-day cowboy, and indeed his desire to belt the cover off the ball has resulted in some all-too-brief performances. His potential, however, is plain to see, and his selection for the seminal tour of England early in 2005 was evidence of the selectors' faith, which he repaid at Chester-le-Street with a defiant, carefree 82 not out, the highest score for Bangladesh in the Test series. He also finished off the historic one-day win over Australia at Cardiff, smashing Jason Gillespie for four and six to seal victory. His medium-pacers have potential as well, as he showed with an astonishing one-day haul of 5 for 31 against New Zealand in November 2004. He led Bangladesh to a 3-2 series victory with an unbeaten 81 in the final match against Zimbabwe in January 2005. Since then, barring that run-a-ball 82 at the Riverside, he's hit a lean patch: he hasn't reached 30 in a Test, while in one-dayers he hit a couple of fifties against the Kenyans early in 2006, but failed to impress against Australia. On the tours of Zimbabwe and Kenya in August, Aftab delighted everyone with his all-out attack attitude but often threw it away when he promised so much more. He struck five fifties in eleven innings against Zimbabwe and Scotland since the Champions Trophy in October but a century still eludes him. He reached a career best of 92 against Zimbabwe in February 2007.
Andrew Miller February 2007
