Tanvir Ahmed

{{Short description|Pakistani cricketer}}

{{For|the Pakistani cricketer who played for domestic teams|Tanvir Ahmed (cricketer, born 1963)}}

{{About other people|the Pakistani cricketer||Tanveer Ahmed (disambiguation)}}

{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Tanvir Ahmed

| image =

| country = Pakistan

| fullname = Tanvir Ahmed

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|12|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Kuwait City, Al Asimah, Kuwait

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| role = All-rounder

| family =

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2010–2013

| testdebutdate = 20 November

| testdebutyear = 2010

| testdebutagainst = South Africa

| testcap = 204

| lasttestdate = 14 February

| lasttestyear = 2013

| lasttestagainst = South Africa

| odidebutdate = 2 May

| odidebutyear = 2011

| odidebutagainst = West Indies

| odicap = 183

| lastodidate = 28 May

| lastodiyear = 2011

| lastodiagainst = Ireland

| oneT20I = true

| T20Idebutdate = 30 December

| T20Idebutyear = 2010

| T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand

| T20Icap = 37

| lastT20Idate =

| lastT20Iyear =

| lastT20Iagainst =

| T20Ishirt =

| club12 = Karachi Dolphins

| year12 = {{nowrap|2008/09–2010/11}}

| club11 = Sind Dolphins

| year11 = 2008/09–2009/10

| club10 = Baluchistan

| year10 = 2007/08

| club9 = Sind

| year9 = 2006/07–2008/09

| club8 = ZTBL

| year8 = 2005/06

| club7 = Karachi Urban

| year7 = 2005/06–2006/07

| club6 = Karachi Zebras

| year6 = 2004/05-2009

| club5 = Karachi

| year5 = 2003/04

| club4 = Karachi Whites

| year4 = 2001/02–2010/11

| club3 = Public Works Department

| year3 = 2001/02

| club2 = Allied Bank Limited

| year2 = 2001/02–2004/05

| club1 = Karachi Blues

| year1 = {{nowrap|1998/99–2009/10}}

| columns = 4

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 5

| runs1 = 170

| bat avg1 = 34.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/1

| top score1 = 57

| deliveries1 = 707

| wickets1 = 17

| bowl avg1 = 26.64

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 6/120

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 2

| runs2 = 18

| bat avg2 = 18.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 18

| deliveries2 = 60

| wickets2 = 2

| bowl avg2 = 41.50

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 1/38

| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 132

| runs3 = 3,665

| bat avg3 = 20.14

| 100s/50s3 = 0/16

| top score3 = 90

| deliveries3 = 23,866

| wickets3 = 512

| bowl avg3 = 27.56

| fivefor3 = 28

| tenfor3 = 8

| best bowling3 = 8/53

| catches/stumpings3 = 39/–

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 71

| runs4 = 494

| bat avg4 = 13.35

| 100s/50s4 = 0/0

| top score4 = 47

| deliveries4 = 3,082

| wickets4 = 80

| bowl avg4 = 36.72

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 3/27

| catches/stumpings4 = 17/–

| date = 22 November

| year = 2013

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/19/19818/19818.html CricketArchive

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Tanvir Ahmed ({{langx|bal|تنويراحمد}}; born 20 December 1978) is a former Pakistani Test cricketer born in Kuwait. Ahmed is mainly a fast-bowler. He played for Pakistan in a first-class match against Worcestershire in the tour of England in 2010{{cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-pakistan-2010/engine/current/match/426411.html|title=Tanvir Ahmed has a chance to make his mark|date=13 August 2010|accessdate=13 August 2010}} He was later chosen to play in the second test in Pakistan's 2010 home series against South Africa in the UAE in which he took six wickets (6/120) during the first innings.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/461572.html |title=2nd Test: Pakistan v South Africa at Abu Dhabi, Nov 20–24, 2010 |accessdate=13 December 2011|work=espncricinfo}}