List of Afghanistan Test cricketers

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This is a list of Afghanistan Test cricketers. Afghanistan were granted full membership and therefore Test status at the International Cricket Council's annual conference held on 22 June 2017, after a monumental rise through the associate ranks. [1] A Test match is an international cricket match between two representative teams that are full members of the ICC. Both teams have two innings, and the match lasts up to five days. Afghanistan played their first Test match in June 2018 against India at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. [2]

Contents

The list is arranged in the order in which each player won his first Test cap. Where more than one player won his first Test cap in the same match, those players are listed alphabetically by surname.

Key

General

Batting

Bowling

Fielding

Players

Statistics are correct as of 30 December 2024. [5] [6] [7]
Afghan Test cricketers
Cap NameFirstLastMat Runs HS Avg Balls Wkt BBI Ave Ca St Ref(s)
Batting Bowling Fielding
1 Afsar Zazai  †20182024732711332.700–––151 [8]
2 Asghar Afghan  ‡20182021644016444.00180––20 [9]
3 Hashmatullah Shahidi  ‡20182024973124660.91840––30 [10]
4 Javed Ahmadi 2018202131136218.8315011/4069.0010 [11]
5 Mohammad Nabi 20182019333245.5054683/3631.7520 [12]
6 Mohammad Shahzad 201820192694017.250–––00 [13]
7 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 20182018118159.009011/7575.0000 [14]
8 Rahmat Shah 201820241081223442.738411/3053.0080 [15]
9 Rashid Khan  ‡2018202151065115.141,534347/13722.3500 [16]
10 Wafadar Momand 201820192126*6.0022222/10077.5000 [17]
11 Yamin Ahmadzai 20182023633183.00669133/4128.0000 [18]
12 Ihsanullah 20192019311065*22.000–––40 [19]
13 Ikram Alikhil  †20192024229219.660–––51 [20]
14 Waqar Salamkheil 20192019111*—18642/3525.2500 [21]
15 Ibrahim Zadran 20192024754111438.641211/1313.00110 [22]
16 Qais Ahmad 201920242452111.2518832/9844.6600 [23]
17 Zahir Khan 20192024684*1.60900153/5946.6000 [24]
18 Amir Hamza 201920244833420.75984186/7528.7220 [25]
19 Nasir Jamal 20192024516055*22.85120––40 [26]
20 Abdul Malik 20212024345239.00360––40 [27]
21 Abdul Wasi 2021202111296.00530––00 [28]
22 Munir Ahmad 20212021113126.500–––00 [29]
23 Sayed Shirzad 202120211–––25232/4832.3300 [30]
24 Shahidullah 2021202422929*29.00300––00 [31]
25 Bahir Shah 202320231777.000–––00 [32]
26 Karim Janat 2023202429541*31.661500––00 [33]
27 Nijat Masood 20232024316123.2041995/7934.2200 [34]
28 Mohammad Saleem 202420241221.00730––00 [35]
29 Naveed Zadran 202420243412510.25494114/8330.0010 [36]
30 Noor Ali Zadran 2024202421174729.250–––10 [37]
31 Zia-ur-Rehman 20242024328135.6064285/6441.0010 [38]
32 Rahmanullah Gurbaz  †202420241514625.500–––20 [39]
33 Azmatullah Omarzai 202420241000.0013211/6672.0000 [40]
34 AM Ghazanfar 202420241666.0021843/12740.2510 [41]
35 Sediqullah Atal 202420241333.000–––10 [42]

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