Shahbaz Ahmed’s father Ahmed Jan recently shared a story from the early phase of his son’s cricketing career. Shahbaz was a bright student, which is why his father and even his college’s professors thought that he should not take up cricket as a profession. They felt that he could do a better job in another profession.
However, Shahbaz believed in himself and started his cricketing journey. He had to work hard for years, but his life changed after he got a contract from the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. After his impressive all-round show for RCB, Ahmed has become a popular player and has thousands of followers on social media.
He has been with the Royal Challengers Bangalore for multiple seasons now. Since he is a left-arm spin bowler and a left-handed middle-order batter, Ahmed has been able to give some much-needed balance to the RCB playing XI.
No father would want his son to play cricket at the cost of education: Shahbaz Ahmed’s father
In an interview with The Indian Express, Shahbaz Ahmed’s father detailed how he and the college professors reacted after knowing that his son wants to become a cricketer.
“No father would want his son to play cricket at the cost of education. He was determined to do something big,” he said.
Revealing the reply that Ahmed gave to his college professors after they thought he was making the wrong choice, his father added:
“Even his college professors told him that it was a mistake because he was a good student. Shahbaz told his head of department that ‘one day you will give me my degree and also felicitate me.’ And last year it happened.”
Fans should note that Ahmed did not get a place in the Haryana U-19 team initially, but he did not give up, moved to Kolkata and started playing for Bengal. He was a third-year civil engineering student when he told his father about his desire to shift to Kolkata.
