PAKISTAN · LEG-SPINNER

Abrar Ahmed

A leg-spinner from Karachi, nicknamed ‘Harry Potter’ for his spectacles and youthful looks. Abrar overcame years of back trouble to announce himself with seven wickets on Test debut, and is now 2nd in the ICC ODI bowling rankings (15 September 2026).

CAREER STATISTICS

International career in numbers

Format	Matches	Wickets	Average	Best	5-wkt hauls
Test	10	46	34.34	7/114	2
ODI	19	35	21.51	4/27	0
T20I	38	52	17.36	4/9	0

Figures from ESPNcricinfo (via Wikipedia), 15 August 2026.

RECORDS & HIGHLIGHTS

Career highlights

7/114 on Test debut v England in Multan, December 2022, taking five wickets in the first session. Only the fourth bowler in Test history to do that on debut.
Match figures of 11/234 in that debut Test.
Another five-wicket haul in his next series, v New Zealand in Karachi.
No. 2 in the ICC ODI bowling rankings, behind only Rashid Khan (September 2026).
A T20I strike bowler averaging just over 17, with best figures of 4/9.

PROFILE

Player profile

Born: 11 September 1998, Karachi
Bowling: Right-arm leg spin
Batting: Right-handed
Debuts: Test v England, 9 December 2022 · T20I v New Zealand, 18 April 2024 · ODI v Zimbabwe, 26 November 2024
Teams: Quetta Gladiators (PSL)
Shirt number: 40