Iftikhar Ahmed: “In the form of his life”
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Pakistan power-hitter Iftikhar Ahmed said top order batsman Sahibzada Farhan is “in the form of his life”.
Farhan has been dominating in domestic cricket as he was recently the top run-scorer in the National T20 Cup, where he represented Peshawar Region.
In seven matches, the 29-year-old amassed 605 runs, which included three centuries and two fifties, at a jaw-dropping average of 121 and a strike-rate of 189.65.
Even though Farhan did not feature in Pakistan’s white-ball tour of New Zealand, he did play in the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL) and maintained his red-hot form as he topped the run-scoring chart again with 449 runs in 12 games for Islamabad United, which included a hundred and three half-centuries, at an average of 37.41 and a strike-rate of 152.20.
“In the form of his life,” Iftikhar said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Having racking up numerous centuries, Farhan was picked for Pakistan’s ongoing three-match T20I series against Bangladesh and made a career-best 74 off 41 balls in the 2nd T20I, which included four boundaries and six sixes.
Pakistan are 2-0 up in the series heading into the 3rd T20I on June 1 in Lahore.
Pakistan Squad for Bangladesh T20I Series: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abbas Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hassan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wicketkeeper) and Saim Ayub