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{{Short description|Pakistani cricketer}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=November 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Shabbir Ahmed
| image =
| country = Pakistan
| full_name = Shabbir Ahmed
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|04|21}}
| birth_place = [[Khanewal]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], Pakistan
| heightm = 1.96
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]
| international = true
| internationalspan = 1999–2007
| testdebutdate = 20 August
| testdebutyear = 2003
| testdebutagainst = Bangladesh
| testcap = 174
| lasttestdate = 12 November
| lasttestyear = 2005
| lasttestagainst = England
| odidebutdate = 19 September
| odidebutyear = 1999
| odidebutagainst = West Indies
| odicap = 127
| lastodidate = 22 May
| lastodiyear = 2005
| lastodiagainst = West Indies
| T20Idebutdate = 2 February
| T20Idebutyear = 2007
| T20Idebutagainst = South Africa
| T20Icap = 14
| oneT20I = true
| lastT20Idate =
| lastT20Iyear =
| lastT20Iagainst =
| odishirt =
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 10
| runs1 = 88
| bat avg1 = 8.80
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 24[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 2,576
| wickets1 = 51
| bowl avg1 = 23.03
| fivefor1 = 2
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/48
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 32
| runs2 = 10
| bat avg2 = 1.66
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 2
| deliveries2 = 1,642
| wickets2 = 53
| bowl avg2 = 36.12
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/32
| catches/stumpings2 = 10/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 100
| runs3 = 1,144
| bat avg3 = 10.49
| 100s/50s3 = 0/1
| top score3 = 50
| deliveries3 = 18,713
| wickets3 = 406
| bowl avg3 = 22.32
| fivefor3 = 19
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 7/70
| catches/stumpings3 = 34/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 128
| runs4 = 474
| bat avg4 = 10.53
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 42
| deliveries4 = 6,573
| wickets4 = 167
| bowl avg4 = 28.92
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 4/23
| catches/stumpings4 = 26/–
| date = 10 December
| year = 2013
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/42632.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Shabbir Ahmed Khan''' ({{langx|ur|شببر احمد خان}}; born 21 April 1976) is a Pakistani former [[cricket]]er who played for the [[Pakistani national cricket team]] between 2003 and 2007. HIs cricketing career was disrupted by a one-year ban for an [[illegal bowling action]].<ref>{{youTube|ckKlq9ZgNvo|Shabir Ahmad Crickter Unfold Story (sic)}}</ref>

He was a [[line and length|line-and-length]] [[pace bowling|pace bowler]] who took eight wickets for 109 runs on his [[Test cricket|Test]] debut against [[Bangladeshi cricket team|Bangladesh]] in the first of their [[2003-04 Pakistani cricket season|2003–04]] [[Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2003|three-Test series]], including five wickets in the second innings.<ref name="espncricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64043.html |title=1st Test: Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Aug 20–24, 2003 |accessdate=18 December 2011 |work=espncricinfo}}</ref> On his one-day International debut, he picked up three wickets (all three bowled out) with two wickets in his first over, against the [[West Indies]] at [[Toronto]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-pak.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/83962.html |title=Pace like fire | Report | Cricket News | ESPNcricinfo |publisher=Content-pak.cricinfo.com |date= |accessdate=31 December 2010 |archive-date=22 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722205554/http://content-pak.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/83962.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-pak.cricinfo.com/pakistan/engine/match/66051.html |title=3rd ODI: Pakistan v West Indies at Toronto, Sep 19, 1999 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPNcricinfo |publisher=Content-pak.cricinfo.com |date= |accessdate=31 December 2010 |archive-date=8 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708224338/http://content-pak.cricinfo.com/pakistan/engine/match/66051.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Style==
Shabbir Ahmed is a tall (6'5"), [[fast bowlers|Pakistani fast bowler]]. He [[seam bowling|seams]] and cuts more than he [[swing bowling|swings]], often sharply and both ways and is a sound exponent of [[reverse swing]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/42632.html |title=Shabbir Ahmed | Cricket Players and Officials |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date= |accessdate=31 December 2010}}</ref>

==One year ban==
Shabbir had taken 51 wickets in 10 tests, when in 2005 after playing the first [[test cricket|Test]] against England he was reported to the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]] for an [[Bowling (cricket)#The bowling action|illegal bowling action]]. Following an investigation into his action, Ahmed was banned from cricket for one year in December 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/270247.html |title=Shabbir has action cleared | Pakistan Cricket News |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date= |accessdate=31 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/271400.html |title=Elliott to reassess Shabbir's action | Pakistan Cricket News |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date= |accessdate=31 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/272406.html |title=Shabbir eager to iron out the kinks | Pakistan Cricket News |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date= |accessdate=31 December 2010}}</ref>

==Return to cricket==
As of 21 December 2006, having completed his one-year term, Shabbir was once again eligible to play International [[Cricket]]. However, the clause was that if Shabbir was reported again, he would be suspended from bowling at international level until his action is reassessed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-pak.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/273599.html |title=Shabbir relieved as ICC lifts action ban | Pakistan Cricket News | ESPNcricinfo |publisher=Content-pak.cricinfo.com |date= |accessdate=31 December 2010 |archive-date=14 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714110314/http://content-pak.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/273599.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://content-pak.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/273574.html |title=ICC receives report on Shabbir's action | Pakistan Cricket News | ESPNcricinfo |publisher=Content-pak.cricinfo.com |date= |accessdate=31 December 2010 |archive-date=21 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721054217/http://content-pak.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/273574.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Shabbir played in the Pakistani domestic competition till 2013 after which he called it quits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/profiles/32/shabbir-ahmed|title = Shabbir Ahmed Profile - ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Pakistan cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Pakistan Squad 2000 Asia Cup}}

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