Akbar Badshah
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| Full name | Akbar Badshah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 December 1985 Nowshera, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001/02–2018/19 | Peshawar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010/11–2011/12 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007/08–2014/15 | Peshawar Panthers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013/14 | Pakistan Television | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Akbar Badshah (born 15 December 1985) is a Pakistani former cricketer. Badshah was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Nowshera, North-West Frontier Province.[1][2]
Badshah made his senior domestic debut in the 2001/02 season and went on to represent Peshawar in first-class cricket for much of his career.[1] He later also played first-class cricket for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and in limited-overs cricket he represented Peshawar Panthers and Pakistan Television.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Peshawar Panthers against Multan Tigers in the 2010–11 National T20 Cup.[3]
One of Badshah's most notable seasons came in 2011/12. In November 2011, he and Mohammad Rizwan both scored centuries for Peshawar against Karachi Whites in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with Badshah making 122 on the second day before going on to score 143 not out, then the highest first-class score of his career.[4][5] The following month, captaining Peshawar in the Division Two final, he shared an unbroken century partnership with Jamaluddin to complete a six-wicket victory over Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited and secure promotion to Division One.[6][7]
Badshah remained a regular for Peshawar through the mid-2010s. In November 2015, he scored an unbeaten 106 against United Bank Limited in the 2015–16 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[8] In September 2018, he made 114 not out for Peshawar against Khan Research Laboratories in the opening round of the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.[9] Later that season, as Peshawar captain, he scored 49 against Habib Bank Limited in the Super Eight stage of the same competition.[10]
Badshah played 96 first-class matches. In these, he scored 4,391 runs at a batting average of 30.49, making 23 half-centuries and 8 centuries.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Akbar Badshah profile and biography, stats, records, videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Akbar Badshah". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Akbar Badshah debut and last played matches in Tests, ODIs, T20Is and other formats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Centurions Akbar, Rizwan boost Peshawar against Karachi Whites". Dawn. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Karachi Whites v Peshawar, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Division Two 2011/12". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Jamaluddin, Akbar seal Division II title for Peshawar". Dawn. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Jamaluddin shines as Peshawar take title". ESPNcricinfo. 11 December 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "Peshawar v United Bank Limited, Pool A, Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2015/16". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "HBL, NBP, Peshawar, SSGCL also emerge winners". Dawn. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "HBL crush Peshawar to set final date with SNGPL". Dawn. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2026.