Shahbaz Ahmed is a left-arm spinner and a useful batter playing domestic cricket for West Bengal. The talented all-rounder his IPL debut in 2020 playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Shahbaz Ahmed IPL stats in the first season are sample size as he played only two matches and picked up two wickets with an average of 22.00 and a strike rate of 18.00. Despite being a wonderful batter and bowler, Ahmed is a gun fielder on the ground.
RCB retained him for the 2021 IPL and played 11 matches for the team. Shahbaz played 16 matches in 2022, made 219 runs, and took four matches for RCB. Ahmed’s performance took a dip in 2023, he scored 42 runs and took one wicket for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Shahbaz Ahmed was traded to Sunrisers Hyderabad for the 2024 IPL season.
Full Name
Shahbaz Ahmed
Date of Birth
11 December 1994
Nationality, Hometown
Indian, Mewat
Debut Year in IPL
2020
Teams Played
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Current Team
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Batting Style
Left-handed
Bowling Style
Slow Left-arm Orthodox
Shahbaz Ahmed IPL Salary
Shahbaz Ahmed was drafted into the Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad in 2020. Shahbaz Ahmed was picked up for INR 20.00 lakhs. Royal Challengers retained Ahmed for the 2021 season for the same price value. Royal Challengers Bangalore repurchased him after engaging in a bidding war with Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 2.40 crore in 2022. In 2023, Shahbaz received the same amount of IPL salary. He was traded to Sunrisers Hyderabad for the price value. Shahbaz Ahmed Current IPL salary is INR 2.4 crores.
