LAHORE – Pakistan wicketkeeper and former captain Sarfraz Ahmed is celebrating his 34th birthday today.
On the birthday of the right-handed batsman, the International Cricket Council and the Pakistan Cricket Board have congratulated him on the microblogging site Twitter.
Happy birthday to the man who led @TheRealPCB to Champions Trophy glory in 2017, @SarfarazA_54 🥳 pic.twitter.com/XA4pTscqbu
— ICC (@ICC) May 22, 2021
Celebrate Sarfaraz Ahmed's birthday by watching some of his on field action! 🏏🧤
What is your favourite @SarfarazA_54 moment/memory of his cricketing journey so far?#HarHaalMainCricket pic.twitter.com/1qUrhPXsau
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) May 22, 2021
Happy birthday to Sarfaraz Ahmed, the man who led Pakistan to glory at the 2017 Champions Trophy. pic.twitter.com/aPi23S45kK
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) May 22, 2021
Besides the greetings from cricket governing bodies, the fellow cricketers and a large number of cricket fans also wished him luck and great success.
A man with the heart for Pakistan. Who taught us to have faith and deliver. To never give up and attack when the tides are against you. Happy Birthday to @SarfarazA_54 Bhai. #respect pic.twitter.com/Xd1I13gexR
— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) May 22, 2021
Happy birthday to you @SarfarazA_54 Safi bhai. This birthday, I wish you abundant happiness and love. pic.twitter.com/ZCjGKzsJVh
— Fakhar Zaman (@FakharZamanLive) May 22, 2021
#OnThisDay Happy Birthday Sarfaraz Ahmed, the captain who led Pakistan to their first Champions Trophy title
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) May 22, 2021
Happy birthday 🎂 captain @SarfarazA_54 bhai pic.twitter.com/2ythMFaV2Y
— Shaheen Shah Afridi (@iShaheenAfridi) May 22, 2021
#OnThisDay in 1987. Sarfaraz Ahmed was born in Karachi.
PSL Winning Captain ✅
Champions Trophy Winning Captain ✅
Under-19 World Cup Winning Captain ✅
Youngest cricketer to receive Sitara-e-Imtiaz ✅#Cricket pic.twitter.com/Y8BETYHs8Z— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) May 22, 2021
https://twitter.com/SarfarazA_Fan/status/1395816891386671104
Sarfaraz, who hailed from Karachi, was born on May 22, 1987. The wicketkeeper-batsman was first named captain of the Pakistan T20 team following the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India and later he was appointed Pakistan’s ODI captain on February 9, 2017.
The 34-year-old has played 49 Tests, 117 ODIs, and 60 T20Is for Pakistan so far.
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