Nasir Jamshed (born December 6, 1989) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is an attacking left-handed opening batsman.
Jamshed made his first class debut at the age of just 15 and was soon selected to the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team for a series against Srilanka, making 204 in the second innings on his debut.In the 2007–08 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy series he scored over 800 runs and earned selection in the Patron's XI side to play Zimbabwe. He made 182 runs and within a week was playing ODI cricket for Pakistan. In his debut against the Zimbabweans he opened the batting and smashed 61 off just 48 deliveries which saw him win the Man of the Match award. In his second ODI, he hit 74 off 64 balls, becoming only third Pakistani to make consecutive half centuries in first and second matches.
MIRPUR: It wasn't too long ago when Nasir Jamshed's international career was in the doldrums. He was accused of spot-fixing in the Bangladesh Premier League and had the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) taken a strong stance, it wouldn't have been possible for the left-hander to be in the Asia Cup squad.
The PCB, though, went soft on Jamshed, and the 22-year-old is now a national hero in Pakistan after he scored a career-best 112 off 104 balls and put up 224 for the first wicket with Mohammad Hafeez against India on Sunday.
Jamshed has serious criminal records and was arrested earlier for being accused of cheating in a school exam.
He was one of three students who allegedly allowed a fourth to write answers for them in an English exam to graduate from secondary school. The Lahore police had claimed then that Jamshed was caught "red-handed".
But for now, all that is well and truly forgotten. Jamshed played well in the first game against Bangladesh scoring 54 and now the 112 against India will help him start afresh.
"He is a fine player and is extremely good on the on-side. I am really impressed with the way he applied himself today," former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja told the TOI, in between his commentary sessions.
Rameez doesn't want to go too deep into his criminal background. "My job is to assess how good a player he is. There's nothing that has been proved against him and I don't want to make a comment," he said.
There has been a history of Pakistani players being involved in match-fixing with the latest being the trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif. Even though the PCB insists that Jamshed is innocent, Chittagong Kings, the team for which he played in the BPL, still believes that he was pretty much involved in spot-fixing. "He was playing well in the initial stages but his strike-rate came down significantly in the later games. Then, in a game against Sylhet Royals, he initiated two run-outs," a Chittagong Kings team official said.
After that a man named Sajid Khan, allegedly a bookie, was arrested from the Mirpur Stadium and in his mobile, the police found Jamshed's bank account and mobile numbers.
"In another game, when we decided not to open with Jamshed, he was seen divulging that information to Sajid, who was sitting above the dressing-room," the official said.
All this was reported to a special committee formed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board, "but strangely Jamshed was given a clean chit as supposedly nothing could be proved," the official added.
Even though Chittagong Kings is still sore about it, Rameez insists that everyone should appreciate the fact that Jamshed has come back strongly. "He was dropped from the Pakistan side and is making a comeback after two years. He was highly rated during his U-19 days and is now fulfilling his potential at the top," Rameez, who knows Pakistan cricket like the back of his palm, said. Jamshed looks a bit like Inzamam-ul-Haq, but does he have the same potential?
"I hope he bats as well as him and fields a little better," Rameez said, before rushing back to see the left-hander complete his century
The PCB, though, went soft on Jamshed, and the 22-year-old is now a national hero in Pakistan after he scored a career-best 112 off 104 balls and put up 224 for the first wicket with Mohammad Hafeez against India on Sunday.
Jamshed has serious criminal records and was arrested earlier for being accused of cheating in a school exam.
He was one of three students who allegedly allowed a fourth to write answers for them in an English exam to graduate from secondary school. The Lahore police had claimed then that Jamshed was caught "red-handed".
But for now, all that is well and truly forgotten. Jamshed played well in the first game against Bangladesh scoring 54 and now the 112 against India will help him start afresh.
"He is a fine player and is extremely good on the on-side. I am really impressed with the way he applied himself today," former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja told the TOI, in between his commentary sessions.
Rameez doesn't want to go too deep into his criminal background. "My job is to assess how good a player he is. There's nothing that has been proved against him and I don't want to make a comment," he said.
There has been a history of Pakistani players being involved in match-fixing with the latest being the trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Aamer and Mohammad Asif. Even though the PCB insists that Jamshed is innocent, Chittagong Kings, the team for which he played in the BPL, still believes that he was pretty much involved in spot-fixing. "He was playing well in the initial stages but his strike-rate came down significantly in the later games. Then, in a game against Sylhet Royals, he initiated two run-outs," a Chittagong Kings team official said.
After that a man named Sajid Khan, allegedly a bookie, was arrested from the Mirpur Stadium and in his mobile, the police found Jamshed's bank account and mobile numbers.
"In another game, when we decided not to open with Jamshed, he was seen divulging that information to Sajid, who was sitting above the dressing-room," the official said.
All this was reported to a special committee formed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board, "but strangely Jamshed was given a clean chit as supposedly nothing could be proved," the official added.
Even though Chittagong Kings is still sore about it, Rameez insists that everyone should appreciate the fact that Jamshed has come back strongly. "He was dropped from the Pakistan side and is making a comeback after two years. He was highly rated during his U-19 days and is now fulfilling his potential at the top," Rameez, who knows Pakistan cricket like the back of his palm, said. Jamshed looks a bit like Inzamam-ul-Haq, but does he have the same potential?
"I hope he bats as well as him and fields a little better," Rameez said, before rushing back to see the left-hander complete his century
Nasir Jamshed
Nasir Jamshed
Nasir Jamshed
Nasir Jamshed
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