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 1 March 2024. [5] [6] [7]

Afghan Test cricketers Batting Bowling Fielding
Cap NameCareerMat Inn NO Runs HS Avg Balls Mdn Runs Wkt Best Avg Ca St
1 Afsar Zazai †2018–present610121448*23.770–––––111
2 Asghar Afghan ‡2018–2021610044016444.00180170––2–
3 Hashmatullah Shahidi ‡2018–present8165485200*44.09660390––2–
4 Javed Ahmadi 2018–present3601136218.8315066911/4069.001–
5 Mohammad Nabi 2018–201936033245.505461715983/3631.752–
6 Mohammad Shahzad 2018–2019240694017.250–––––0–
7 Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2018–present12018159.009017511/7575.000–
8 Rahmat Shah 2018–present918057810232.118415311/3053.007–
9 Rashid Khan ‡2018–present5701065115.141,53448760347/13722.350–
10 Wafadar Momand 2018–present231126*6.00222815522/10077.500–
11 Yamin Ahmadzai 2018–present611033183.0066920364133/4128.000–
12 Ihsanullah 201936111065*22.000–––––4–
13 Ikram Alikhil †2019–present23029217.000–––––51
14 Waqar Salamkheil 201911111*–186610142/3525.250–
15 Ibrahim Zadran 2019–present714054111438.641211311/1313.0011–
16 Qais Ahmad 2019–present240452111.25188413432/9844.660–
17 Zahir Khan 2019–present510684*2.006723529113/5948.090–
18 Amir Hamza 2019–present462833420.7598422517186/7528.722–
19 Nasir Jamal 2019–present510316055*22.8512040––4–
20 Abdul Malik 2021–present2402275.500–––––4–
21 Abdul Wasi 2021–present1201296.00530230––0–
22 Munir Ahmad 202112013126.500–––––0–
23 Sayed Shirzad 202110––––252109732/4832.330–
24 Shahidullah 2021110000.0030160––0–
25 Bahir Shah 2023110777.000–––––0–
26 Karim Janat 2023–2419541*31.6615031050––0–
27 Nijat Masood 2023–present36116123.20419930895/7934.220–
28 Mohammad Saleem 2024–present120222.00730570––0–
29 Naveed Zadran 2024–present241412513.66320820394/8322.551–
30 Noor Ali Zadran 2024–present2401174729.250–––––1–
31 Zia-ur-Rehman 2024–present24023135.75432919965/3633.161–
32 Rahmanullah Gurbaz †2024–present120514625.500–––––20

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References

  1. ↑ "Ireland & Afghanistan awarded Test status by International Cricket Council". BBC News. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Afghanistan's Test debut set for June in Bengaluru". ESPN Cricinfo. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Afghanistan Captains' Playing Record in Test Matches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Statistics / Test Matches / Fielding records – as designated wicketkeeper". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Players / Afghanistan / Test caps". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Records / Afghanistan / Test matches / Batting averages". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "Records / Afghanistan / Test matches / Bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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