Salman Nazar (born 29 March 1991) is a Canadian cricketer who plays as bowler for the Canada national cricket team. [1] Salman is a left-handed batsman and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He is regarded as one of the best fielders of Canada. Salman's consistency as a bowling all-rounder is admired in Canada's domestic circuit for over a decade.[2] He is first Canadian cricketer to take 400 wickets in Canadian domestic tournaments.
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| Full name | Salman Bin Nazar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 March 1991 Multan, Punjab, Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Sal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| T20I debut (cap 57) | 10 November 2021 v United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 14 November 2022 v Bahrain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editSalman Nazar made his first-class debut against the Netherlands on 22 August 2013. On his debut, he made 60 runs off 76 balls.[3]
In 2012, Salman made his debut in Twenty20 for Canada in Caribbean Twenty20 what's now known as Caribbean Premier League.[4] After the tour, Salman decided to spend a summer in England, and signed a contract with Spring View Cricket Club in the Bolton Cricket Association. He finished the 2012 season with 100 wickets, which included 10 five-wicket hauls at bowling average of 11.05 and a best of 9/64.[5]
On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[6][7] In October 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.[8] He made his List A debut for Canada in the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament on 3 October 2018.[9]
In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[10]
In October 2021, he was named in Canada's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Antigua.[11] He made his T20I debut on 10 November 2021, for Canada against the United States.[12] In February 2022, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.[13]
ICC Men's World Cricket League
Salman Nazar scored a well fought half century for Canada vs Vanuatu when Vanuatu had a brilliant start and restricted Canada to 4 wickets down for just 30 runs in only the first 45 mins of the game. Salman walked in to bat at #6 and put up the second highest partnership of ICC world Cricket League alongside N. Kirton, and dedicated that well fought knock to his late father Syed Nazar Hussain Shah in the celebration on field.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Salman Nazar". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Salman Nazar". CricClubs.
- ^ "King City (SW), August 22 - 24, 2013, ICC Intercontinental Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Group A, North Sound, January 11, 2012, Caribbean T20". ESPNricinfo. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Salman Nazar". BoltonAssociation.
- ^ "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Cricket Canada announces squad for Super 50 Cup". Cricket Canada. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Group A (D/N), Super50 Cup at Tarouba, Oct 3 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "Canada's national squad for ICC 2022 Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "10th Match, Coolidge, Nov 10 2021, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Canada's ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, Oman 2022 squad announced!". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 2 February 2022.