AFGHANISTAN CRICKET TEAM
| FULL NAME | Afghanistan National Cricket Team |
| NICKNAME | Men in Blue, Team India |
| FOUNDED | 1995 |
| TEAM OWNED BY | Afghanistan Cricket Board |
| MAIN PLAYERS | Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer |
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LATEST NEWS
Afghanistan to win 2023 ODI World Cup in India: Graeme Swann
Former England spinner Graeme Swann has made a bold prediction that Afghanistan can emerge as winners in the upcoming ODI World…
ICC T20 World Cup squads ranked by average age: Afghanistan, Pakistan among youngest teams
The 2022 ICC T20 World Cup commences in Australia on 16th October. In the first round, eight teams will compete in…
Afghanistan put a positive spin on ICC T20 World Cup prospects
Inexperience in Australia’s sometimes hostile cricket conditions isn’t likely to unnerve an Afghan team that is all too familiar with having…
4 reasons why Afghanistan can win their maiden Asia Cup title
Mohammad Nabi-led Afghanistan are on a dream run, having secured a spot in the super 4 round of the Asia Cup…
Grenade explosion during cricket game wounds 4 people in Afghanistan
A grenade exploded Friday during a game of cricket in Kabul, wounding at least four spectators at the stadium, the Taliban…
FIXTURES
AFGHANISTAN CRICKET ODI SQUAD
| PLAYER NAME | ROLE | STYLE | JERSEY NUMBER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Gulbadin Naib | Batting | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast | 14 |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi | Batter | Batting: Left-hand bat Bowling: Right-arm off-break | 50 |
| 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 |
| Noor Ahmad | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Left arm Wrist spin | 15 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Wicket-keeper | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: – | 21 |
| Rahmat Shah | Allrounder | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak Googly | 8 |
| Rashid Khan | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Legbreak Googly | 19 |
| Yamin Ahmadzai | Bowler | Batting: Right-hand bat Bowling: Right arm Medium fast | _ |
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FAQs about the Afghanistan cricket team
The other Afghani players shortlisted in IPL 2023 include Mohammad Nabi, all-rounder, Mujeeb-ur-Rehman, bowler and Najibullah Zadran, batsman.
As of September 2022, Afghanistan has played 104 T20I matches resulting in 68 victories, 35 defeats, 1 tie and 0 no results for an overall winning percentage of 65.86.
As of January 2021, Afghanistan has played 129 ODI matches resulting in 62 victories, 63 defeats 1 tie and 3 no results for an overall winning percentage of 49.60
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.