Shehzar Mohammad
{{Short description|Pakistani cricketer (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Shehzar Mohammad
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|11|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm offbreak
| role = Occasional wicketkeeper
| family = Hanif Mohammad (grandfather)
Shoaib Mohammad (father)
Sohai Ali Abro (wife)
| club1 = Pakistan International Airlines
| year1 = 2009/10–2018/19
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| club2 = Sindh
| year2 = 2019/20–present
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| date = 2 October 2016
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/438779.html Cricinfo
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Shehzar Mohammad (born 12 November 1991) Pakistani first-class cricketer who has played for Pakistan International Airlines and Karachi Whites and a fitness trainer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/438779.html |title=Shehzar Mohammad |access-date=2 October 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
Personal life
He is the grandson of cricketer Hanif Mohammad and son of cricketer Shoaib Mohammad.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/878218 |title=Third-generation double-centurion for Pakistan cricket's first family |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=13 October 2018}} Hanif was one of the five Mohammad brothers, four of whom (Wazir, Mushtaq, Sadiq and Hanif himself) played Test cricket for Pakistan, as did Shehzar's father Shoaib.
In 2021, Shehzar married actress Sohai Ali Abro in Karachi.{{cite web|url=https://images.dawn.com/news/1186814/sohai-ali-abro-just-got-married-to-cricketer-shehzar-mohammad |title=Sohai Ali Abro just got married to cricketer Shehzar Mohammad |work=Dawn |date=22 March 2021 |access-date=23 March 2021}}
Domestic career
In October 2018, he hit 265 for Karachi Whites against Multan at the Multan Cricket Stadium in a 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match.{{Cite web |date=15 October 2018 |title=Shehzar Mohammad emulates grandfather and father to set unique first-class record |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/shehzar-mohammad-emulates-grandfather-and-father-to-set-unique-first-class-record/story-S8yGAZpAFHp6zM70KGAWZP.html |website=Hindustan Times}} He became the sixth member of his family to hit a first-class double ton.{{Cite web |last=Ahmed |first=Waseem |date=13 October 2018 |title=Shehzar Mohammad sixth member of illustrious family to hit first-class double ton |url=https://sport360.com/article/cricket/cricket_pakistan/306457/pakistan-batsman-shehzar-mohammad-becomes-sixth-member-from-illustrious-family-to-register-first-class-double-ton |website=Sport360}}
In September 2019, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pcb-announces-squads-for-2019-20-domestic-season.html |title=PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |date=10 January 2014 |access-date=4 September 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27527401/sarfaraz-ahmed-babar-azam-take-charge-pakistan-domestic-sides |title=Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=4 September 2019}}
Fitness training
Having done certificate courses in Sports Biomechanics and CrossFit from the United States, he has opened a gym in Karachi and has trained cricketers who represented Pakistan, including Shan Masood and Azhar Ali, and also celebrities from other fields, such as actors Bilal Ashraf and Mohib Mirza.{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=S.M. |date=27 December 2020 |title=CRICKET: A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1598025 |website=Dawn News}}
References
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External links
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Category:Karachi Whites cricketers
Category:Pakistan International Airlines cricketers
Category:Pakistani people of Gujarati descent
Category:Cricketers from Karachi
Category:21st-century Pakistani sportsmen
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