Mohammad Shahzad is popularly known as the ‘Afghani Dhoni’.He is famous for his for his unorthodox six-hitting ability.He hit an incredible six while playing for Rangpur Riders in the Bangladesh Premier League.With this six, Shahzad brought 50 for himself and also hit the winnings runs for his team.
Shahzad also attracted comparisons with Indian limited overs skipper MS Dhoni because both of them are wicket-keepers.He has got number of Twenty20 International Player of the match awards (9) by an associate member and also the highest run getter when it comes to associate nations.
The BCCI has included five Afghanistan cricketers including hard-hitting wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad. Shahzad with a base price of Rs 50 lakh and pacer Zadran with a Rs 30 lakh base price.With a strike-rate of 136 plus in 55 T20 Internationals in which he hit a hundred and 11 half-centuries,Shahzad is the most famous among Afghan cricketers.
