Kamran Ghulam (born 10 October 1995) is a Pakistani

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er. He was part of Pakistan's squad for the

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. In September 2019, he was named in

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's squad for the

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tournament.

Early life

Ghulam was born in

into a large family, having six sisters and eleven brothers, including six older brothers who have played

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in their home village.

Domestic career

In December 2020, during the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he became the first cricketer to score 1,000 runs in a single season of the

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, since the tournament was revamped the previous year. Later the same month, he was shortlisted as one of the Domestic Cricketers of the Year for the 2020 PCB Awards. In January 2021, in the final of the 2020–21 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, he scored a century in the second innings of the match, and also broke the record for the most runs scored in a single edition of the tournament. Following the final, he was named as the Best Batsman of the tournament. In January 2021, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the

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. Later the same month, he was named in Pakistan's

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squad for their series against South Africa. In October 2021, he was named in the Pakistan Shaheens squad for their tour of Sri Lanka. On 11 October 2021, in the final group match of the 2021–22 National T20 Cup, he scored his first century in T20 cricket, with an unbeaten 110 runs.

International career

In November 2021, he was named in Pakistan's

squad for their series against Bangladesh. In February 2022, he was named as a reserve player in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against Australia. Ghulam made his ODI debut as a concussion substitute on 13 January 2023, against New Zealand at

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. On 13 October 2024, he was named in the squad for the remaining two fixtures of the three-match home Test series against

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. Two days later, he made his Test debut at

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, and became only the 13th Pakistan player to score a century in his first Test. Kamran Ghulam scored his maiden ODI century on November 28, 2024, against

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, crafting a 103 off 99 balls with 10 fours and 4 sixes. His innings anchored Pakistan to a total of 303/6, playing a pivotal role in their 99-run victory and 2-1 series win. On 19 December 2024, his innings of 63 off 32 which led Pakistan to another series win, against South Africa, in which he was announced man of the match.

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