Melbourne Renegades
Which team did the player Fawad Ahmed belong to from 2012 to 2013?
Fawad Ahmed Fawad Ahmed ( ; born 5 February 1982 ) is a Pakistani Australian cricketer . He was granted Australian citizenship in July 2013 . In August and September 2013 , he played for the Australian cricket team in both a T20I and an ODI series against England . He is the cousin of Pakistani international cricketers Junaid Khan and Yasir Shah . Career . Born in Swabi , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province , Ahmed began playing cricket for Swabi District in local competitions . Playing as a right-arm leg spinner , he made his first-class debut for Abbottabad in 2005 , playing two matches before being dropped from the side . Ahmed resumed playing first-class cricket in 2009 , playing for Pakistan Customs in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy , and later that year also played three further matches for Abbottabad . His best bowling figures , 6/109 , were taken for Pakistan Customs against the Karachi Whites , in January 2009 . Ahmed left Pakistan in 2010 , emigrating to Australia on a short-stay visa sponsored by the Yoogali Cricket Association . Soon after arrival , he applied for refugee status , claiming he was persecuted by religious extremists for playing and coaching cricket . His hometown is in northwest Pakistan , a region that borders Afghanistan and is affected by the current War in North-West Pakistan . Choosing to live in Melbourne , Victoria , Ahmed took up playing with Hoppers Crossing in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association , and soon progressed to playing for Melbourne University in Victorian Premier Cricket . Ahmed also participated in Melbournes largest open T20 event run by Infinity Cricket in 2011 & 2012 representing the Western Warriors who were winners . He was named the Best Bowler of the 2012 Infinity T20 Cricket Tournament . Despite having his initial application declined , he was granted permanent residency in November 2012 . Later that month , Ahmed signed with the Melbourne Renegades , having been granted a special exemption to play in the Big Bash League . He made his debut in the Big Bash League in January 2013 , taking 0/34 on debut , and was subsequently selected in the Prime Ministers XI to play against the West Indies . In five one-day matches for Victoria in the Ryobi One Day Cup in 2012-13 he took 10 wickets at 18.00 . He also played in Victorias last three matches in the Sheffield Shield , taking 16 wickets at 28.37 , including 2 for 79 and 5 for 83 against Queensland . In the 2014/15 Bupa Sheffield Shield final , Ahmed took the honour for the best figures in a Shield final . He took 8 for 89 in 40 overs with 9 maidens . On 2 July 2013 , Ahmed was granted Australian citizenship , clearing him to play for the full Australian national cricket team . A devout Muslim , Ahmed has missed training sessions during Ramadan and is known to leave the field to pray during games . He has also requested that logos of sponsors whose activities he does not agree will be removed from his kit and in 2013 , the logo of Victoria Bitter was removed from Ahmeds shirt , due to the fact that Islam prohibits alcohol . On 29 August 2013 , Ahmed made his Australian debut play in a T20 international against England at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton . On 31 March 2015 , Ahmed was named in the Australian Test Squad to tour the West Indies and England in 2015 following an outstanding domestic season for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield . Ahmed switched clubs and played for Sydney Thunder during the 2015 Big Bash League season . On 3 June 2018 , he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament . In June 2019 , he was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament . In 2019 Ahmed signed with the Perth Scorches in the BBL . In July 2020 , he was named in the Trinbago Knight Riders squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League .