Today is the 34th birthday of Pakistan wicket keeper and former captain Sarfraz Ahmed.
The International Cricket Council and the Pakistan Cricket Board congratulated the right-handed batsman on his birthday on the microblogging site Twitter.
Happy birthday to the man who led @TheRealPCB to Champions Trophy glory in 2017, @SarfarazA_54 🥳 pic.twitter.com/XA4pTscqbu
— ICC (@ICC) May 22, 2021
#OnThisDay Happy Birthday Sarfaraz Ahmed, the captain who led Pakistan to their first Champions Trophy title
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) May 22, 2021
Happy birthday to Sarfaraz Ahmed, the man who led Pakistan to glory at the 2017 Champions Trophy. pic.twitter.com/aPi23S45kK
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) May 22, 2021
A man with the heart for Pakistan. Who taught us to have faith and deliver. To never give up and attack when the tides are against you. Happy Birthday to @SarfarazA_54 Bhai. #respect pic.twitter.com/Xd1I13gexR
— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) May 22, 2021
Celebrate Sarfaraz Ahmed's birthday by watching some of his on field action! 🏏🧤
What is your favourite @SarfarazA_54 moment/memory of his cricketing journey so far?#HarHaalMainCricket pic.twitter.com/1qUrhPXsau
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) May 22, 2021
Happy birthday 🥳 Bhayya you are pride of the whole nation and champion of our hearts. May you always stay blessed… Ameen
Love you❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/F8Sl7dbj8E— Azhar Ali (@AzharAli_) May 22, 2021
Happy birthday to you @SarfarazA_54 Safi bhai. This birthday, I wish you abundant happiness and love. pic.twitter.com/ZCjGKzsJVh
— Fakhar Zaman (@FakharZamanLive) May 22, 2021
Happy birthday @SarfarazA_54 bhai. May you have be blessed with many more happy, healthy and successful years in sha Allah. 🥰 🎉 🎊 pic.twitter.com/U69e3fUaug
— Muhammad Nawaz (@mnawaz94) May 22, 2021
Happy birthday 🎂 captain @SarfarazA_54 bhai pic.twitter.com/2ythMFaV2Y
— Shaheen Shah Afridi (@iShaheenAfridi) May 22, 2021
Happy birthday to a wonderful person and equally amazing Cricketer!@SarfarazA_54 enjoy your day 🎂 pic.twitter.com/0Rc668j5OI
— Imad Wasim (@simadwasim) May 22, 2021
So far, the 34-year-old has represented Pakistan in 49 Tests, 117 One-Day Internationals, and 60 Twenty-20 Internationals.
Sarfaraz, a Karachi native, was born on May 22, 1987. Following the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India, the wicketkeeper-batsman was named captain of the Pakistan T20 team, and on February 9, 2017, he was named Pakistan’s ODI captain.