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| '''Shahid Nazir''' (born ] |
'''Shahid Nazir''' (born ] ], ], ]) is a ]i ]er. | ||
| He made his ] debut for ] against ] at ] in 1996, and immediately received much criticism from the spectators whose local hero ] he was thought to have replaced. However, the crowd soon got behind him as he captured 5 wickets in the first ]. He played in a number of Test matches for Pakistan over the next 3 years, but appearances became more intermittent and he was dropped in 1999. | |||
| His bowling style matches ] who is from ],for whom he is wrongly criticized of taken place of. | |||
| Shahid Nazir made a return to the national team on ] ] when he was officially added to the Pakistani squad for their ] after an injury to ] <ref></ref>. He is currently part of the national team squad and is contesting for a spot against the likes of ] and ]. | |||
| In his debut against ] at Sheikhupura, he was congratulated by the crowd for his five wickets in the first innings and ironically they also screamed at him for taking their local hero's place. | |||
| He is currently a member of the national team, but has been contesting for a spot with ] and ]. | |||
| On ] ], he was officially named to the Pakistani squad after injuries to ]. <ref></ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Shahid Nazir (born 4 December 1977, Faisalabad, Punjab) is a Pakistani cricketer.
He made his Test debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe at Sheikhupura in 1996, and immediately received much criticism from the spectators whose local hero Aaqib Javed he was thought to have replaced. However, the crowd soon got behind him as he captured 5 wickets in the first innings. He played in a number of Test matches for Pakistan over the next 3 years, but appearances became more intermittent and he was dropped in 1999.
Shahid Nazir made a return to the national team on 8 June 2006 when he was officially added to the Pakistani squad for their tour of England after an injury to Shoaib Akhtar . He is currently part of the national team squad and is contesting for a spot against the likes of Mohammad Sami and Rana Naved-ul-Hasan.
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