Syed Khaled Ahmed (born 20 September 1992), known as Khaled Ahmed, is a Bangladeshi

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er. He made his Test cricket debut for the

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in November 2018.

Domestic career

Ahmed made his first-class debut for Sylhet Division in the 2015–16 National Cricket League on 10 October 2015. He made his

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debut for Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club in the

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on 5 May 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for

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on 5 November 2017 in the

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. In October 2018, in the match against

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in the

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, he took his maiden ten-wicket haul in first-class cricket. Later the same month, he was named in the squad for the Chittagong Vikings team, following the draft for the

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International career

In August 2018, Ahmed was one of twelve debutants to be selected for a 31-man preliminary squad for Bangladesh ahead of the

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. In October 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe. He made his debut for Bangladesh against Zimbabwe on 11 November 2018. In December 2018, he was named in Bangladesh's team for the

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. In February 2021, he was selected to play Bangladesh Emerging Team in their home series against Ireland Wolves. In April 2021, he was named in Bangladesh's preliminary Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka. In March 2022, he was named in Bangladesh's

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(ODI) squad for their series against South Africa. In June 2022, in the second match against the West Indies, Khaled took his first

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in Test cricket.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmed, Khaled 1992 births Living people Bangladeshi cricketers Bangladesh Test cricketers Bangladesh East Zone cricketers Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club cricketers Sylhet Division cricketers Dhaka Dominators cricketers Chattogram Challengers cricketers Sportspeople from Sylhet Cricketers from Sylhet Division