Salman Nazar (born 29 March 1991) is a Canadian

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er who plays as bowler for the

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. Salman is a left-handed

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and a

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bowler. He is regarded as one of the best fielders of

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. Salman's consistency as a bowling all-rounder is admired in Canada's domestic circuit for over a decade. He is first Canadian cricketer to take 400 wickets in Canadian domestic tournaments.

Career

Salman Nazar made his first-class debut against the

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on 22 August 2013. On his debut, he made 60 runs off 76 balls. In 2012, Salman made his debut in

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for Canada in Caribbean Twenty20 what's now known as

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. After the tour, Salman decided to spend a summer in England, and signed a contract with Spring View Cricket Club in the Bolton Cricket Association. He finished the 2012 season with 100 wickets, which included 10

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s at

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of 11.05 and a best of 9/64. On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the

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tournament. In October 2018, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies. He made his

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debut for

in the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament on 3 October 2018. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals franchise team in the

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tournament. In October 2021, he was named in Canada's

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(T20I) squad for the

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tournament in Antigua. He made his T20I debut on 10 November 2021, for Canada against the

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. In February 2022, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman. ICC Men's World Cricket League Salman Nazar scored a well fought half century for Canada vs Vanuatu when Vanuatu had a brilliant start and restricted Canada to 4 wickets down for just 30 runs in only the first 45 mins of the game. Salman walked in to bat at #6 and put up the second highest partnership of ICC world Cricket League alongside N. Kirton, and dedicated that well fought knock to his late father Syed Nazar Hussain Shah in the celebration on field.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salman Nazar 1991 births Living people Canadian cricketers Canada Twenty20 International cricketers Canadian sportspeople of Pakistani descent