Shami Ahmed

   

    Shami Ahmed was born 9 March 1990 in India, is an Indian first-class cricketer who plays for Bengal in domestic cricket. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He is currently a part of Kolkata Knight Riders squad in the Indian Premier League.A medium-pacer from 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 Twenty20 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.

Shami Ahmed

   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 Stadiumin 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.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 January 6, 2013. He returned tidy figures of 1/23 from 9 overs in a low-scoring game that India won by 10 runs.