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Iftikhar Ahmed Played For Peshawar In 1961? Twitter User Makes 'Shocking' Discovery

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Iftikhar Ahmed is often ridiculed for his rugged look (Twitter)Iftikhar Ahmed is often ridiculed for his rugged look (Twitter)

Pakistan batter Iftikhar Ahmed found himself unknowingly time-travelling through cricketing history, courtesy of a viral Twitter video that has left netizens in stitches.

The clip, which has since become the talk of the town, showed a user going through the ESPNcricinfo website and browsing the scorecard from a match that took place in the '60s - the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy clash between Peshawar and Pakistan Combined Services on November 21, 1961.

Amidst the names of yesteryear cricketers, one stood out like a sore thumb - Iftikhar Ahmed at No. 5—and was dismissed for a modest two runs. The plot got interesting when the user clicked on the name, only to be redirected to the profile of the contemporary Iftikhar Ahmed, also known as 'Ifti Chachu' by fans and detractors alike, who couldn't resist a laugh at the anachronistic peculiarity.


For the uninitiated, the 33-year-old has become somewhat of a meme muse for netizens who seem to believe he's way older than his actual age. With a visage that suggests he's seen a few too many cricket seasons, and an alleged age that some fans jokingly claim predates the invention of the cricket ball itself, Iftikhar's online presence is filled with hysterical speculations about his age.

However, like every mystery worth its salt, the enigma was unveiled upon fact-checking. The Iftikhar Ahmed of 1961 was not the modern-day cricketer but Iftikhar Ahmed Khan, a distinguished player born in July 1936, who represented the Peshawar Cricket Association until his demise in July 1996. This revelation pointed to a glitch on ESPNcricinfo's website, which has since been rectified.

Meanwhile, back in the present, Iftikhar Ahmed is making waves in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024, donning the colours of the Multan Sultans. Blasting 112 runs across 7 matches with a strike rate that’s hotter than a Peshawari summer at 189.83, (the highest in the league among batters with at least 100 runs to their name), the all-rounder has been in sensational form.