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Najaf Shah (, born 17 December 1984) is an international cricketer from Pakistan who now plays for Rawalpindi region and Pakistan International Airlines and various international franchise leagues. He played his first One Day International game against Sri Lanka in , in 2007. He is a left-arm medium-fast bowler with the ability to bat in the lower order. He has played 134 first-class cricket matches and taken over 477 wickets, with a career best of 7 for 57 for Pakistan International Airlines against National Bank of Pakistan in the semi-final of the Patron's Trophy in 2004–05. Currently, Najaf lives in Dallas, Texas, USA.

Early and personal life
Najaf belongs to . He started his earlier career at school level with taped tennis ball, it is quite normal in this part of world to start with tape/tennis ball rather than full cricket gear. Through initial school competitions he was spotted to be high potential talent. After completion of school education he took admission in Sarwar Shaheed College in intermediate level. He was selected captain of college cricket team, under his captaincy college's team won some major tournaments. In 2000-01 he moved to Rawalpindi from for higher education. After moving to Rawalpindi he joined Gull Cricket Club and that was a turning point of his career and started cricket as a professional

Playing career
Pakistan national domestic matches
Najaf Shah has been playing First-class cricket in since 2001. He has played for various teams but his major teams are Rawalpindi region and Pakistan International Airlines . He has contributed to PIA and Rawalpindi cricket team success and his performances over the years helped the teams to win some of the major domestic championships title.

In February 2003, PIA won the championship title against Khan Research Laboratories cricket team, in final match Najaf grabbed 5 wickets, again In 2004 /2005 ABN-AMRO trophy PIA shared championship title with HBL in rain effected final match and Najaf was declared best bowler of the tournament.

2014/15 season was also a good season for him, he was declared best bowler of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy grabbing up 42 wickets in 8 matches with the best Avg 15.19 per wicket

International matches and tours
Najaf's international career started through ICC Under-17 Asia Cup, held in Pakistan during the 2000/2001 cricket season. He played for Pakistan U-19 and Pakistan A for a few years. In 2007, he was selected for Pakistan Cricket Academy team to tour for a tri-series tournament involving Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The tour helped him make a strong case for national selectors as he took 9 wicket in 4 one-day matches in the tri series most by any bowler and then 16 wickets in two four day matches against Bangla Dash again most by any bowler and Pakistan Academy team won both matches team.
YearTeamVsVenue (Country)
2009PCB Patron's XISri LankaPakistan
2007Pakistan AAustralia APakistan
2007PakistanSri LankaUAE
2007Pakistan Cricket AcademySri Lanka / Bangladesh Cricket AcademyBangladesh
2005Pakistan AAustralia APakistan
2005PCB Patron's XIWest IndiesPakistan
2005PCB Patron's XIEnglandPakistan
2005Pakistan Cricket AcademySouth Africa Cricket AcademyPakistan
2005Pakistan ANamibiaNamibia
2005Pakistan AZimbabweZimbabwe
2004Pakistan ASri Lanka ASri Lanka
2003Pakistan AUAEUAE
2000Pakistan U-17ICC Under-17 Asian CupPakistan

International cricket leagues and tournaments
YearTeamTournamentsCountry
2016US All Stars UnknownUS Open T20 Tournament FloridaUSA
2016Smart Choice World XIDiversity T20 Cup MichiganUSA
2016Grand Rapids CCMidwest Cricket Conference League ChicagoUSA
2016Virginia Cricket Club UnknownWashington Cricket LeagueUSA
2015Chicago Gymkhana Cricket ClubMidwest Cricket Conference League - Unity Cup ChicagoUSA
2013Wirksworth Cricket ClubDerbyshire Cricket LeagueEngland
2009Kidsgrove Cricket ClubNorth Staffordshire South Cheshire Cricket LeagueEngland
2008Barlaston Cricket ClubNorth Staffordshire South Cheshire Cricket LeagueEngland
2006Ashcombe Park Cricket ClubNorth Staffordshire South Cheshire Cricket LeagueEngland
2005Burslem Cricket ClubNorth Staffordshire South Cheshire Cricket LeagueEngland
2004Burslem Cricket ClubNorth Staffordshire South Cheshire Cricket LeagueEngland

Other contributions
Cricket talent selection duties, Najaf has been supporting regional selection committee to find fast bowlers for region and Pakistan

TV cricket analyst
Najaf is also well known cricket analyst in Pakistan, he is currently signed by Pakistan Television Corporation and Kay2 TV to cover major cricket events. Recently he has covered Pakistan Super League but in past he has been covering ICC tournaments Unknown

Awards and records
  • Man Of The Match of final and Highest Wicket Taker of the Liberty Cup Chicago 2017
  • Best bowler of US OPEN T20 tournament in Florida 2016 Unknown
  • Player of the match against Florida Strikers in US OPEN T20 Tournament 2016
  • Best bowler of QUAID-E- AZAM trophy 2014/15(National Tournament)
  • Player Of the match against PTV in departmental T20 tournament 2013/14(National Tournament)
  • Player of the match against Rawalpindi Rams in ABN-AMRO Cup 2007-08(National Tournament)
  • Best bowler of Patrons Trophy 2004/05(National Tournament)
  • Player of the match against Nepal In ICC U-17 Asia Cup 2000/2001

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