• Abrar Ahmed played for Sindh in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022–2023.
• The 24-year-old took 43 wickets in seven games, with an average of 21.95.
• Abrar is the 252nd player from Pakistan to play Test cricket.

Abrar Ahmed, a mystery spinner who formerly played tape-ball cricket before making it onto the Test squad, had a great debut for his Test career today against England, collecting five wickets. Abrar became the 252nd player from Pakistan to play Test cricket when Babar Azam, the team’s captain, selected him at the toss for the second of the three Tests against England.

Abrar was born in Karachi, but his ancestors are from a little town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mansehra area named Shinkiari.

While participating in a game of tape-ball cricket in Karachi’s Lines Area, the 24-year-old became interested in the sport. In 2020, while representing Sindh in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy match against Southern Punjab, the bowler made his first-class debut.

In 26 first-class innings, he has taken 76 wickets, for an average of 25.56, and his best match stats are 11-63. When Abrar first started playing cricket, he had never heard of Abdul Qadir, a famous leg-spinner from Pakistan. Mushtaq Ahmed, who was in charge of Pakistan’s National Cricket Academy in Lahore at the time, asked Abrar about Qadir five years ago. Abrar said, “I don’t know who he is, and I’ve never heard his name.”

Mohammad Masroor, Abrar’s coach, says that the West Indies spinner Sunil Narine is Abrar’s role model in cricket.

Abrar got his first call-up to the Test squad before this series because of how well he did in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2022–2023.

The right-arm spinner, who is 24 years old, took 43 wickets in seven games, with an average of 21.95, and was named the best bowler of the tournament.

Here is How He Takes All Seven Wickets vs England

What a ball to get your first Test wicket! 👏

Immediate impact by Abrar Ahmed 🎯#PAKvENG | #UKSePK pic.twitter.com/8tvnuGFzyo

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Once again, it’s Abrar 

Once again, it’s Abrar! ☝️

Brilliant review.#PAKvENG | #UKSePK pic.twitter.com/KgGaB3kt3K

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More magic from Abrar 

More magic from Abrar 🪄

Another superb review 👍#PAKvENG | #UKSePK pic.twitter.com/jxlIjxIi4B

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Here is 4th 

𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 🤩#PAKvENG | #UKSePK pic.twitter.com/l9LUdcLVgZ

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This Is Special. 

This. Is. Special. 🤯#PAKvENG | #UKSePK pic.twitter.com/ExgHlMfrxY

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Here is 7 for Abrar

No.7️⃣ for Abrar! 👏#PAKvENG | #UKSePK pic.twitter.com/cmsq585Mus

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