List of Afghanistan Test cricketers

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]

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 ‡ – Captain [3] † – Wicket-keeper [4] First – Year of debut Last – Year of latest game Mat – Number of matches played

Batting Innings – Innings batted NO – Times Not out Runs – Runs scored in career HS – Highest score Avg – Runs scored per dismissal * – Batsman remained not out

Bowling Balls – Balls bowled in career Mdn – Maiden overs bowled in career Wkt – Wickets taken in career BBI – Best bowling in an innings Ave – Average runs per wicket

Fielding Ca – Catches taken St – Stumpings taken

Players

Statistics are correct as of 6 January 2025. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Afghan Test cricketers

Cap	Name	First	Last	Mat	Runs	HS	Avg	Balls	Wkt	BBI	Ave	Ca	St	Ref(s)
					Batting			Bowling				Fielding
1	Afsar Zazai  †	2018	2025	8	348	113	29.00	0	–	–	–	19	1	[8]
2	Asghar Afghan  ‡	2018	2021	6	440	164	44.00	18	0	–	–	2	0	[9]
3	Hashmatullah Shahidi  ‡	2018	2025	10	757	246	54.07	84	0	–	–	4	0	[10]
4	Javed Ahmadi	2018	2021	3	113	62	18.83	150	1	1/40	69.00	1	0	[11]
5	Mohammad Nabi	2018	2019	3	33	24	5.50	546	8	3/36	31.75	2	0	[12]
6	Mohammad Shahzad	2018	2019	2	69	40	17.25	0	–	–	–	0	0	[13]
7	Mujeeb Ur Rahman	2018	2018	1	18	15	9.00	90	1	1/75	75.00	0	0	[14]
8	Rahmat Shah	2018	2025	11	970	234	46.19	84	1	1/30	53.00	8	0	[15]
9	Rashid Khan  ‡	2018	2025	6	154	51	17.11	1,864	45	7/66	20.44	0	0	[16]
10	Wafadar Momand	2018	2019	2	12	6*	6.00	222	2	2/100	77.50	0	0	[17]
11	Yamin Ahmadzai	2018	2025	7	54	19	4.15	849	16	3/41	28.12	0	0	[18]
12	Ihsanullah	2019	2019	3	110	65*	22.00	0	–	–	–	4	0	[19]
13	Ikram Alikhil  †	2019	2024	2	29	21	9.66	0	–	–	–	5	1	[20]
14	Waqar Salamkheil	2019	2019	1	1	1*	—	186	4	2/35	25.25	0	0	[21]
15	Ibrahim Zadran	2019	2024	7	541	114	38.64	12	1	1/13	13.00	11	0	[22]
16	Qais Ahmad	2019	2024	2	45	21	11.25	188	3	2/98	44.66	0	0	[23]
17	Zahir Khan	2019	2024	6	8	4*	1.60	900	15	3/59	46.60	0	0	[24]
18	Amir Hamza	2019	2024	4	83	34	20.75	984	18	6/75	28.72	2	0	[25]
19	Nasir Jamal	2019	2024	5	160	55*	22.85	12	0	–	–	4	0	[26]
20	Abdul Malik	2021	2025	8	63	23	9.00	54	0	–	–	7	0	[27]
21	Abdul Wasi	2021	2021	1	12	9	6.00	53	0	–	–	0	0	[28]
22	Munir Ahmad	2021	2021	1	13	12	6.50	0	–	–	–	0	0	[29]
23	Sayed Shirzad	2021	2021	1	–	–	–	252	3	2/48	32.33	0	0	[30]
24	Shahidullah	2021	2025	3	63	29*	21.00	30	0	–	–	0	0	[31]
25	Bahir Shah	2023	2023	1	7	7	7.00	0	–	–	–	0	0	[32]
26	Karim Janat	2023	2024	2	95	41*	31.66	150	0	–	–	0	0	[33]
27	Nijat Masood	2023	2024	3	16	12	3.20	419	9	5/79	34.22	0	0	[34]
28	Mohammad Saleem	2024	2024	1	2	2	1.00	73	0	–	–	0	0	[35]
29	Naveed Zadran	2024	2024	3	41	25	10.25	494	11	4/83	30.00	1	0	[36]
30	Noor Ali Zadran	2024	2024	2	117	47	29.25	0	–	–	–	1	0	[37]
31	Zia-ur-Rehman	2024	2025	4	42	13	7.00	792	11	5/64	36.72	1	0	[38]
32	Rahmanullah Gurbaz  †	2024	2024	1	51	46	25.50	0	–	–	–	2	0	[39]
33	Azmatullah Omarzai	2024	2024	1	0	0	0.00	132	1	1/66	72.00	0	0	[40]
34	AM Ghazanfar	2024	2024	1	6	6	6.00	218	4	3/127	40.25	1	0	[41]
35	Sediqullah Atal	2024	2024	1	3	3	3.00	0	–	–	–	1	0	[42]
36	Fareed Ahmad	2025	2025	1	19	17	19.00	156	2	2/27	35.50	0	0	[43]
37	Ismat Alam	2025	2025	1	101	101	50.50	18	0	–	–	0	0	[44]
38	Riaz Hassan	2025	2025	1	23	12	11.50	0	–	–	–	1	0	[45]

See also

• Test cricket
• Afghanistan national cricket team
• List of Afghanistan ODI cricketers
• List of Afghanistan T20I cricketers

References

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