Mohammad Nawaz (; born 21 March 1994) is a Pakistani international

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er. In August 2018, he was one of 33 players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the

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(PCB).

Early life and family

Nawaz was born into a

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family, originally belonging to

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, a village in northwestern part of

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. Nawaz's family is settled in

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, for many years now. He received his early education from the F.G. Boys School in Rawalpindi. In 2018, he married Izdihaar, a South African diagnostic

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of Saudi Arabian descent.

Domestic and T20 franchise career

Nawaz was bought by

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for the

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(PSL). In his debut match for the franchise against

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, he took 4 wickets for 13 runs in 4 overs. He finished the tournament as the fourth leading wicket-taker. His performance in the initial phase of the PSL resulted in a call-up to Pakistan's

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squad. Due to his performance in the 2016 season, he was retained by the team for the 2017 season. He finished the season with 10 wickets in the 10 matches he played. In April 2018, he was named as the vice-captain of

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's squad for the

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. He took the most wickets for Baluchistan during the tournament, with nine dismissals in four matches. In September 2018, he was named in Balkh's squad in the

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of the

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tournament. In March 2019, he was named in Federal Areas' squad for the

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. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Edmonton Royals franchise team in the

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tournament. In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Belfast Titans in the inaugural edition of the

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cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was cancelled. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the

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team for the

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tournament. In the same month, he was also named in

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's squad for the

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tournament. In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Rajshahi Royals in the

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. In January 2021, he was named as the captain of

for the

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. Just before

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, he was released by

and was picked as a wild card pick by

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International career

He made his

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debut for Pakistan against the United Arab Emirates in the

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on 29 February 2016. He was hit for 38 runs from 3 overs after being called to bowl by captain

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, the head coach, criticised Afridi for this and said that it was 'unfair' for him to call Nawaz up being relatively new and that it 'destroyed the youngster's confidence'. He made his

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debut for Pakistan against

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on 18 August 2016, scoring a half-century. In September 2016, he was named man of the match in the final of the

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. He made his

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debut for Pakistan against the West Indies in

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on 13 October 2016. In June 2020, he was named as one of four reserve players for Pakistan's tour to England during the

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. In September 2021, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the

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. In July 2022, in the first match against Sri Lanka, he took his first

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in Test cricket. In September 2022, he was instrumental in a record win against India during the

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, being Pakistan's highest successful run-chase against India in a T20I, eventually named man of the match for his all-round contributions.

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