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Ahmed Shehzad (Source: Twitter)
Ahmed Shahzad made a promising start to his international career but the star batter couldn’t live up to the expectations of the people. The batter was famous for being a look-alike of the former Indian captain Virat Kohli. The 30-year-old Pakistani cricketer recently made headlines when he said in an interview that he wants the Hollywood Actor Brad Pitt to play his role if ever a biopic is made on the cricketer’s life.
It was during an interview with Pakistani journalist Syed Yahya Hussaini that the Pakistan batter answered who he thinks can play his character best. Shehzad currently plays in the Pakistani domestic circuit after being dropped from the national team in 2019.
“Kaun sa adaakar aapke khayal mein jo Ahmed Shahzad ke character ko ache tareeke se kar sakta hai?” asked Hussaini which translates to, 'Who do you think can play your character the best in a movie'?
The Pakistan opener, with a straight face and a nod of the head, said, “Brad Pitt”.
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Test cricketer @iamAhmadshahzad wants Hollywood star @PittOfficial to play him in his biopic. pic.twitter.com/8nhvN0qp0i
— Syed Yahya Hussaini (@SYahyaHussaini) July 7, 2022
The answer from the batter went viral on social media as it didn’t go down well with cricket fans across the world. Shehzad was heavily trolled for his answer as the fans ripped him apart on Twitter.
Here's how Twitter reacted to his statement:
Is it because Brad Pitt is not very good at Cricket??
— NoUserName (@1011O110010) July 7, 2022
That smile 😃 at the end says it all!
— Kamran Sarwar🐾 (@iamKamran_S) July 7, 2022
Meanwhile Bradpitt: wait a minute.
— Pia_gee (@mimran1o1) July 8, 2022
Who are you.
🤣
— CricArk (@cricarkofficial) July 7, 2022
N you match him toe to toe by tagging a fake brad pitt account
— Faisal Naseem Syed 🇵🇰 (@Faisalopines) July 7, 2022
And jhonny sins will play the role of Shahid Afridi in Ahmad's biopic
— Imran Ali Khan 🌐 (@theimranalikhan) July 7, 2022
Highlight of biopic pic.twitter.com/1gbBrSHcpD
— pharaz (@pharaz7) July 8, 2022
Sir do u really think that Ahmed Shahzad has Caliber that even any film maker would think about a biopic on his life and that too with a hollywood biggest star LOL
— Nabeel Jaliawala (@JaliawalaNabeel) July 7, 2022
Hilarious af lol
— Asim (@UnP0C0LoC0) July 7, 2022
Coming back to his career, Shehzad was a promising young talent from Pakistan and was touted as the ‘next big thing’ emerging from the country. The batter played 81 ODIs, 13 Tests and 59 T20Is for his nation. He also became the first Pakistani batter to score a hundred in T20 internationals when he reached the three-figure mark against Bangladesh during the 2014 20-20 world cup. He was also a part of the squad that won the Champions Trophy in 2017.
The batter recently said in a statement that the former Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis hurt his career after he submitted a report to the Pakistan Cricket Board in 2016 to drop the batter from the national side and make him return to the domestic cricket to earn his place back.
Shehzad was always reported to have disciplinary issues in the team. Some experts believe that those issues led to his downfall in international cricket.