The Afghanistan National Cricket Team is a cricket team from Afghanistan, founded in 2001. The team is owned by the Afghanistan Cricket Board and has a strong lineup of players including Rashid Khan, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad, Hazratullah Zaizai, Hashmatullah Shahidi, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
AFGHANISTAN CRICKET TEAM
| FULL NAME | Afghanistan National Cricket Team |
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| FOUNDED | 2001 |
| TEAM OWNED BY | Afghanistan Cricket Board |
| MAIN PLAYERS | Rashid Khan, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad, Hazratullah Zaizai, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
| Afghanistan Cricket Team Facebook | |
| Afghanistan Cricket Team Twitter | @ACBofficials |
| Afghanistan Cricket Team Instagram | @afghanistancricketboard |
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ABOUT THE AFGHANISTAN CRICKET TEAM
Test captain – Hashmatullah Shahidi
One Day captain – Hashmatullah Shahidi
T20I captain – Rashid Khan
Director of cricket – Raees Ahmadzai
Head coach – Jonathan Trott
Batting coach – Andrew Puttick
Bowling coach – Hamid Hassan
Fielding coach – Shane McDermott
Strength and conditioning coach – Jason Douglas
FIXTURES
AFGHANISTAN CRICKET ODI SQUAD
| PLAYER NAME | ROLE | STYLE | JERSEY NUMBER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain) | Batter | Batting: Left-hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox | 50 |
| Rahmat Shah (Vice Captain) | Allrounder | Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Legbreak Googly | 8 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | Allrounder | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast | 77 |
| Fareed Ahmad | Bowler | Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast medium | 14 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Fast medium | 5 |
| Ikram Alikhil | Wicketkeeper | Batting: Left-hand bat | 46 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | Batter | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast | 17 |
| Mohammad Nabi | Allrounder | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break | 7 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break | 88 |
| Najibullah Zadran | Batter | Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break | 1 |
| Riaz Hassan | Batter | Batting: Right-hand bat | 76 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Wicketkeeper | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: – | 21 |
| Rahmat Shah (Vice Captain) | Allrounder | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak Googly | 8 |
| Rashid Khan | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak Googly | 19 |
| Gulbadin Naib | Allrounder | Batting: Right-hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Fast medium | 24 |
| Abdul Rahman | Bowler | Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Fast medium | 11 |
| Noor Ahmad | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox | 15 |
| Nangyal Kharoti | Allrounder | Batting: Left-hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox | 12 |
| Qais Ahmad | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Legbreak | 32 |
| Naveed Zadran | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium | 58 |
| Bilal Sami | Batter | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium | 64 |
| Allah Ghazanfar | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break | 4 |
| Abdul Malik | Batter | Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Offbreak | 20 |
| Afsar Zazai | Wicketkeeper Batter | Batting: Right hand Bat | 78 |
| Darwish Rasooli | Batter | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm offbreak | 45 |
| Ismat Alam | Batting Allrounder | Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Fast medium | 58 |
| Sediqullah Atal | Batter | Batting: Left hand Bat | 63 |
| Shahidullah | Batting Allrounder | Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox | 25 |
| Yamin Ahmadzai | Bowler | Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast | 99 |
| Zahir Khan | Bowler | Batting: Left hand Bat Bowling: Left arm Wrist spin | 34 |
| Zia-ur-Rehman | Bowling Allrounder | Batting: Right hand Bat Bowling: Slow Left arm Orthodox | 11 |
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FAQs about the Afghanistan cricket team
Nawroz Mangal (born Nawroz Khan Mangal) born 28 November 1984) is a former Afghanistan cricketer.
In the 1990s, cricket became popular amongst the Afghan refugees residing in Pakistan, and the Afghanistan Cricket Board was formed there in 1995.