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

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er. He made his

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debut for the

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in November 2018.

Domestic career

Ahmed made his first-class debut for

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in the 2015–16

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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

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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

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in first-class cricket. Later the same month, he was named in the squad for the

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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

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squad for their series against Zimbabwe. He made his debut for Bangladesh against

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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

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 21st-century Bangladeshi sportsmen Bangladesh East Zone cricketers Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club cricketers Sylhet Division cricketers Dhaka Dominators cricketers Chattogram Challengers cricketers Cricketers from Sylhet Bangladesh One Day International cricketers Bangladesh Twenty20 International cricketers