Aftab Ahmed Profile

Profile

Aftab Ahmed Chowdhury was born 10 November 1985 in Chittagong. He is a Bangladeshi cricketer, and widely judged to be one of their best batsmen. He is a right hand batsman and right arm medium bowler. Aftab Ahmed first came to the attention of the Bangladeshi selectors after scoring 79 against South Africa in the Under-19 World Cup in 2002, and the following year he was pitched into the Test squad to face England, despite having failed to impress in two earlier warm-up matches. His selection was initially viewed with suspicion by the local media, who regarded Aftab as something of a one-day cowboy, and indeed his desire to belt the cover off the ball has resulted in some all-too-brief performances. He made his international debut at the 2004 Champions Trophy, and, despite scoring a thirteen-ball duck was persisted with owing to good performances at Under-19 level for Bangladesh.