Born on March 9,1990, Mohammed Shami Ahmed is an Indian cricketer who plays for India in ODI and for Bengal in domestic cricket. He is a right-arm fast bowler. He is currently a part of Kolkata Knight Riders squad in the Indian Premier League. He is a swing and seam bowler who bowls deliveries at an average of 140 kmph which make him a deceptively potent fast bowler.
A fast bowler from Joya city, District Amroha UP.
Shami Ahmed made his first-class debut in 2010 against Assam, picking up three wickets. He has enjoyed more success in the domestic Twenty format, having played eight games, picking up 14 wickets with a best haul of 4 for 24. He was signed by Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2011 Indian Premier League
In the aftermath of good performance in the domestic season, he was selected for the West Indies-bound India A squad in 2012. He shared a match winning partnership of 73 runs for the 10th wicket with Cheteshwar Pujara during India A’s unofficial Test match against the West Indies A in June 2012.
In Ranji Trophy 2012–13 match against Hyderabad in a green top at Eden Gardens, he took 4/36 and 6/71, and scored 15* from 6 balls in the 2nd innings to help his side win the match by 4 wickets, along with Wriddhiman Saha. He also took 7/79 and 4/72 against Madhya Pradesh at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore in Ranji Trophy 2012–13, but in spite of that his side lost the match by 138 runs. It included a hat-trick in the 1st innings to wipe out the tail.
International career.
As a result of his good performances in the domestic matches, Shami Ahmed was selected for India’s ODI series against Pakistan replacing his Bengal teammate Ashok Dinda and subsequently made his debut in the third ODI at Delhi on 6 January 2013.
In his debut Teat match against West Indies, Shami had a match haul of 9 wickets.
Identify the Player:
Write a brief description about him in 250 words.
Questions of this week:
1. By which margin India won the first Test against West Indies at Eden Garden, Kolkata in the ongoing Friendship Series?
2. For which team Kamran Khan played in Indian Premier League (IPL) Season-6?
3. How many runs Rohit Sharma scored in the first Test against West Indies at Eden Garden in Kolkata?
4. Which team won finals of the Eid-Diwali Milan Cup T20 Cricket Tournament at MA Stadium recently?
5. Who is Ashinder Koul?
Answers of the last week:
1. 350 runs 2. Pune Warriors India 3. 100 runs 4. JKP, Delhi, Simula, Chandigarh 5. Former J&K Ranji trophy player.
The best entry of this week was received from Sunil Sambyal from Samba.
The other entries of the week were from Tushar Mahajan, H No-55, Lower Laxmi Nagar, Sarwal, Jammu, Sanjay Dhar, Lane-1, H No-3, Upper Laxmi Nagar, Sarwal, Jammu; Rajeev Sharma, Gole Pully, Talab Tilloo, Jammu; Rajesh Sumbria, Krishna Nagar, Jammu and Anirudh Gupta, Bharat Nagar, Talab Tilloo, Jammu.
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