Irfan Ahmed

For the Bangladeshi cricketer, see Irfan Ahmed (Bangladeshi cricketer).

Irfan Ahmed (born 20 November 1989) is a Pakistani-born international cricketer who has played six One Day Internationals for Hong Kong. Playing as an all-rounder, he made his debut against Pakistan on 24 June 2008.

Irfan Ahmed

Personal information
Full name	Irfan Ahmed
Born	(1989-11-20) 20 November 1989 (age 35) Islamabad, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Nadeem Ahmed (brother)
International information
National side	Hong Kong
ODI debut (cap 16)	24 June 2008 v Pakistan
Last ODI	4 May 2014 v UAE
Career statistics
Competition ODI First-class Matches 6 2 Runs scored 99 24 Batting average 16.50 6.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 37 13 Balls bowled 290 133 Wickets 8 3 Bowling average 37.37 31.66 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 3/51 2/29 Catches/stumpings 2/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 February 2023

Career

In January 2016, Ahmed was provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council after a breach of their Anti-Corruption Code.^[1] In April the same year, the ICC suspended him for two years and six months, following his admission to the charge.^[2] In October 2018, he was charged with a further nine offences under the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.^[3] In August 2019, the ICC banned him for life from all forms of cricket.^[4] The majority of the offences related to matches played by Hong Kong against Canada and Scotland during the 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in New Zealand.^[5]

See also

• List of cricketers banned for corruption