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Bangladeshi Cricket Team Against Afghanistan In India In 2018
The Bangladesh cricket team toured India to play three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) against the Afghanistan cricket team in Dehradun. Afghanistan won the first two matches of the series, therefore giving them an unassailable lead. This gave them their first bilateral T20I series win against another Test team other than Zimbabwe. Afghanistan went on to win the series 3–0. Background Originally the matches were scheduled to be played as One Day Internationals (ODIs), but the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) agreed to change the fixtures to T20Is in preparation for the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 tournament. In May 2018, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed that all three matches will be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium. These were the first international cricket matches to be played at the venue. Ahead of the T20Is, Bangladesh played a practice match against Afghanistan A. Prior to this series, Afghanistan and Bangladesh had only played each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asghar Afghan
Mohammad Asghar Afghan ( ps, محمد اصغر افغان), is a former Afghan cricket, cricketer and former captain of the Afghanistan national cricket team. Asghar is a right-handed batsman (cricket), batsman and a Seam bowling, medium-fast bowler. In May 2018, he was named as the captain of Afghanistan, for their inaugural Test cricket, Test match, played Afghan cricket team in India in 2018, against India. He made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against India, on 14 June 2018. On 2 August 2018, he changed his last name from Stanikzai to Afghan. In April 2019, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) dropped him as captain of the Afghanistan team across all three formats. However, in December 2019, the ACB reappointed Asghar Afghan as the captain of the Afghanistan cricket team across all formats. In March 2021, during the series Zimbabwean cricket team against Afghanistan in the UAE in 2020–21, against Zimbabwe, Afghan played in his List of Afghanistan Twenty20 International cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Dehradun
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, also colloquially known as Dehradun Cricket stadium is a cricket stadium in the Dehradun, Uttarakhand in India. It is the home ground of Uttarakhand cricket team. It is the first international standard stadium in the Uttarakhand state and was constructed in amount of 237 cr. In 2018 this arena hosted its first ever ICC cricket match. Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium is India's 21st venue to host T20 internationals, and the 51st Indian international cricket venue. It is the home ground of Uttarakhand cricket team. It is named after former prime minister of India Rajiv Gandhi. History left, Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Harish Rawat with Sports Minister of Uttarakhand Dinesh Agrawal (left) and IPL Chairman Rajeev Shukla (right) at the inauguration of Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun. With the formation of the state in the year 2000, the state suffered a blow to its sport facilities as Uttar Pradesh had th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being watchful of the batsman and ready to take a catch, stump the batsman out and run out a batsman when occasion arises. The wicket-keeper is the only member of the fielding side permitted to wear gloves and external leg guards. The role of the keeper is governed by Law 27 of the Laws of Cricket. Stance Initially, during the bowling of the ball the wicket-keeper crouches in a full squatting position but partly stands up as the ball is received. Australian wicket-keeper Sammy Carter (1878 to 1948) was the first to squat on his haunches rather than bend over from the waist (stooping). Purposes The keeper's major function is to stop deliveries that pass the batsman (in order to prevent runs being scored as 'byes'), but he can also attempt to dismiss the batsman in various ways: * The most common dismissal effected by the keeper is for him to '' catch'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Shahzad
Mohammad Shahzad Mohammadi ( ps, ; born 10 January 1988) is an Afghan cricketer. He a right-handed opening batsman who also plays as a wicketkeeper. He made his international debut for Afghanistan in August 2009. Shahzad was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first ever Test match, against India, in June 2018. Shahzad also has a rare record - scoring an ODI hundred in a lowest team score - by reaching an ODI century at a point when Afghanistan's score (against India in the Asia Cup 2018) was just 131, thus equalling Pakistan's Shahid Afridi's previous record. Early life and family Shahzad is from a Pashtun family originally from the majority Pashtun Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan, but they moved to a refugee camp in Peshawar, Pakistan due to the war in Afghanistan. Shahzad spent most of his early life in Peshawar and was married in Peshawar. He was still living in Peshawar as a temporary resident in 2018, prompting the Afghanistan Cricket Board to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shafiqullah (cricketer)
Shafiqullah Shafaq ( ps, شفیق الله شفق; or Mohammad Shafiqullah) (born 7 August 1989) is an Afghan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who plays primarily as a wicketkeeper. He played for the Afghanistan national cricket team before being banned from cricket for corruption. International career His debut for Afghanistan came against Saudi Arabia in the 2006 Asian Cricket Council Middle East Cup. His next appearance for the team came in 2008 when Afghanistan played Malaysia as part of the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite, during which he played 5 further matches for Afghanistan during the tournament. Later, he continued to be a part of the rapidly rising Afghanistan cricket team that in under a year, from 2008–2009, won World Cricket League Division Five, Division Four and Division Three, thus promoting them to Division Two and allowing them to take part in the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier where they qualified for One Day International status and first-class status. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darwish Rasooli
Darwish Rasooli (born 12 December 1999) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in March 2022. Domestic career He made his List A debut for Speen Ghar Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 13 August 2017. Three days later, in his second List A match, he scored his first century, when he made 130 not out against Amo Region. He made his Twenty20 debut for Mis Ainak Knights in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 14 September 2017. He was the leading run-scorer in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, finishing with 1,073 runs in eight matches. In September 2018, he was named in Balkh's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. International career In December 2017, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Bangladesh. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulbadin Naib
Gulbadin Naib (; born 16 March 1991) is an Afghan cricketer. Naib plays as an all-rounder, and is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. In April 2019, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) named Naib as the team's new One Day International (ODI) captain ahead of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, replacing Asghar Afghan. However, following the Cricket World Cup, where Afghanistan lost all of their matches, Rashid Khan was named as the new captain of the Afghanistan cricket team across all three formats. Early life and career Gulbadin Naib was born in Puli Alam in the Logar Province of Afghanistan. He made his debut for Afghanistan against Japan in the 2008 World Cricket League Division Five, where he made five appearances. He took part in the documentary '' Out of the Ashes'' which followed the team's preparation for the tournament and their lives back in Afghanistan; Naib is shown body building in a Kabul gym and stating Arnold Schwarzenegger to be one of his inspirat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Nabi
Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil ( ps, ; born 1 January 1985) is an Afghan cricketer and former captain of the Afghanistan national cricket team. Nabi is an attacking batting all-rounder, playing as a right-handed batsman and off break bowler. He played a major role in Afghanistan's rise to the top level of international cricket, playing in both their first One Day International in April 2009 and their first Test match in June 2018. He was part of Afghanistan's first ever T20I team when the team played against Ireland on 1 February 2010 and he became the fifth cap of Afghanistan national team in Twenty20 Internationals. He was also part of Afghanistan's first ever T20 World Cup team when Afghanistan played their first T20 World Cup match against India in a group stage match against India during the 2010 ICC World Twenty20. He captained the side during their first appearances in the 2014 Asia Cup and the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Nabi has also played in numerous Twen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karim Janat
Karim Janat (born 11 August 1998) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his first-class debut against the England Lions on 7 December 2016. Prior to his first-class debut, he was part of Afghanistan's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Domestic and T20 franchise career Along with Zahir Khan, he was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with twelve dismissals. He was also the leading wicket-taker for Kabul Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, with 30 dismissals in ten matches. In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. In September 2020, he was the joint winner of the player of the tournament award in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League. In 2021, he received his first selections in overseas franchise tournaments, being selected by the Colombo Stars for the 2021 Lanka Premier League, and the Sylhet Sunrisers in the 2022 Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usman Ghani
Usman Ghani ( ps, ; born 20 November 1996) is an Afghanistan international cricketer He is a right-handed opening batsman. Career He made his debut in 2014 Asian Cricket Council Premier League against HongKong at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur on May 1, 2014 in which he took a wicket gave 21 runs then while batting he scored 70 runs off 68 with 6 fours and 4 sixes. Then next ODI he scored 55 runs against UAE. He was leading run scorer in the tournament with 228 runs at an average of 45.60. On Zimbabwe Tour, he scored 79 runs with six fours and three sixes and help Afghanistan edge past Zimbabwe A by 16 runs in tour match at Bulawayo Athletic Club. In the second ODI, Ghani was one man show up Afghanistan's innings against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club. Ghani scored 118 off 143 deliveries which is the jointly equal for the highest score by an Afghanistan batsman and the highest individual score was Gulbadin Naib's 23 but Sikandar Raza Butt's 141 helped Zimbabwe crush Afghani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aftab Alam (cricketer)
Aftab Alam (born 30 November 1992) is an Afghan international cricketer. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the Afghanistan national cricket team in early 2010. He made his first-class debut for Mis Ainak Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 13 November 2017. In July 2018, he was the leading wicket-taker for Speen Ghar Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with ten dismissals in four matches. In September 2018, he was named in Balkh's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. In April 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. However, Aftab was ruled out of the tournament due to "exceptional circumstances" and was replaced by Sayed Shirzad Sayed Shirzad (born 1 October 1994) is an Afghan cricketer. Shirzad is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm at a medium pace. Domestic career Shirzad represented Afghanistan Under-19s in the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharafuddin Ashraf
Sharafuddin Ashraf (born 10 January 1995) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in July 2014. Domestic career In July 2018, Ashraf was the leading wicket-taker for Amo Sharks in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with twelve dismissals in five matches. He was named the player of the tournament for his all-round performance. In September 2018, Ashraf was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. International career He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Afghanistan against Zimbabwe in July 2014, and his Twenty20 International debut against the Netherlands in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament in July 2015. In February 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their one-off match against Ireland in India, but was not selected in the playing eleven. In July 2021, he was named as one of four reserve players in Afghanistan's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
