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Kandahar Knights
The Kandahar Knights ( ps, ''Da Kandahār Tūryālī'') are a franchise cricket team which participates in the Afghanistan Premier League (APL). They joined the APL as one of its original members in 2018. Asghar Afghan was the captain for the inaugural session and English coach Kabir Ali was appointed as the head coach of the team. Current squad The following players listed here are in present squad. * Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Iftikhar Ahmed and Wahab Riaz though were bought in the auction but they were not allowed to participate in the first edition by their respective cricket board. Administration and Supporting Staff Heads Coach: Kabir Ali Kabir Ali (born 24 November 1980) is an English former cricketer. A right-arm seam bowler and useful lower-order right-handed batsman, he played one Test match for England in 2003, while also earning 14 ODI caps between 2003 and 2006. He star ... References {{Afghanistan Premier League Afghan domestic cricket compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afghanistan Premier League
The Afghanistan Premier League (APL) ( ps, ; fa, ), officially Gulbahar Afghanistan Premier League for sponsorship reasons, is a Twenty20 cricket franchise tournament run by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), held in the United Arab Emirates. The first edition of the tournament took place between 5 and 21 October 2018 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, with up to forty overseas players involved. Five teams have been selected to compete, named after regions of Afghanistan. In August 2018, the International Cricket Council The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the world governing body of cricket. Headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, its members are List of International Cricket Council members, 108 national associations, with 12 List of Internation ... (ICC) approved plans for the tournament. Teams Tournament seasons and results APL overall season results Overall team performances Broadcasters * Watan References {{Twenty20 leagues 2018 es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin O'Brien (cricketer)
Kevin Joseph O'Brien (born 4 March 1984) is an Irish former international cricketer who plays for Leinster and Railway Union Cricket Club. On 16 August 2022, he announced his retirement from international cricket. He scored the fastest century ever in 50-over World Cup, coming from 50 balls against England on 2 March 2011. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Ireland's first ever Test match, against Pakistan, in May 2018, scoring the first Test century for Ireland men's cricket and becoming the first sportsperson from Ireland to represent his country 300 times. O'Brien is an aggressive right-handed middle to lower order batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in 2006 in Ireland's inaugural match. O'Brien played for Nottinghamshire in 2009, and in 2010 was awarded a contract with Cricket Ireland, making him one of six players with a full-time contract with the board. He was the first player for Ireland to take 100 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammad Mithun
Mohammad Mithun ( bn, মোহাম্মদ মিঠুন; born March 3, 1991) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his first class in 2006/07 season for Sylhet Division. He plays for Sylhet Sunrisers in the Bangladesh Premier League. He made his international debut for Bangladesh in February 2014. Domestic career Mithun made his first-class debut playing for Sylhet Division in November 2006. He enjoyed a good limited-overs season in 2008/09 when he topped the run charts for his team with 285 runs at an imposing strike rate of 105. In October 2018, Mithun was named in the squad for the Rangpur Riders team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League. In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Sylhet Thunder in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League. In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Kandy Warriors following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League. International career Mithun was named as replacement of captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wahab Riaz
Wahab Riaz (Urdu, pa, ; born 28 June 1985) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a left-arm fast bowler and a right-handed batsman. He frequently bowls at speeds of around 90 mph (144.8 km/h) and has reached . His all round performance in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 earned him worldwide recognition. In August 2018, he was one of 33 players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). In September 2019, Riaz announced that he would be taking a break from red-ball cricket to focus on the shorter formats of the game. In June 2020, Riaz said he was willing to play Test cricket again, ahead of Pakistan's tour to England. Early life and family Riaz was born on 28 June 1985 in a Punjabi Gujjar family to Muhammad Sikandar Riaz Kasana (63/sp) who was a businessman. He was educated at the prestigious Aitchison College, Lahore. Riaz is married to Zainab Chaudhary and has a daughter. Career Riaz was chosen in Pakistan's T20I squa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tymal Mills
Tymal Solomon Mills (born 12 August 1992) is an English international cricketer who currently plays internationally for England cricket team, England and domestically for Sussex County Cricket Club, Sussex. He is a left-handed fast bowler and a right-handed batsman who plays mainly as a bowler. He made his international debut for England in July 2016. Early life Mills was born on 12 August 1992 in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England. He was educated at Mildenhall College of Technology in Mildenhall, Suffolk and played for Mildenhall Cricket Club. Mills studied sports journalism at the University of East London, before leaving to pursue a career in cricket. Domestic career Essex Mills made his first-class debut for Essex County Cricket Club, Essex against the Sri Lankans in the tourist match of 2011 at County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford, Chelmsford. He made his Championship debut against Leicestershire County Cricket Club, Leicestershire at Grace Road in July 2011. His figures in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 2011 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier in Ireland. He made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against Rawalpindi Rams. He wasn't required to bat in this match, while with the ball he bowled two wicket-less overs. He made his List A debut for Boost Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 11 July 2018. He was the leading wicket-taker for Boost Region during the tournament, with twelve dismissals in six matches. T20 franchise career In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. He was the leading wicket-taker for the Kandahar Knights in the tournament, with sixteen dismissals in eight matches. International career He made his Twenty20 Internation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waqar Salamkheil
Waqar Salamkheil (born 2 October 2001) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his Test cricket debut for the Afghanistan national cricket team, Afghanistan cricket team in March 2019. Domestic and T20 career He made his first-class cricket, first-class debut for Band-e-Amir Dragons, Band-e-Amir Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 19 November 2017, taking five wickets for 162 in the second innings. He finished the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament as the joint-leading wicket-taker, with a total of 55 wickets. In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the 2018–19 Afghanistan Premier League, first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. He made his Twenty20 debut for Kandahar Knights in the 2018–19 Afghanistan Premier League on 6 October 2018. In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Comilla Victorians team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League. In July 2019, he was selected to play fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdul Baqi (cricketer)
Abdul Baqi is an Afghan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Boost Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 26 October 2017. The following month, in his second match, he took his first five-wicket haul, with figures of 5 wickets for 99 runs. He was the leading wicket-taker for Boost Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, with 36 dismissals in nine matches. He made his List A debut for Boost Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 13 July 2018. In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. He made his Twenty20 debut on 12 September 2020, for Mis Ainak Knights in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League The 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League was the seventh edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League, a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league established by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in 2013, and the third edition to have official T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waqarullah Ishaq
Waqarullah Ishaq (born 2 December 1999) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his List A debut for Mis Ainak Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 11 August 2017. In December 2017, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his first-class debut for Boost Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 1 March 2018. In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. He made his Twenty20 debut on 8 October 2019, for Boost Defenders in the 2019 Shpageeza Cricket League The 2019 season of the Shpageeza Cricket League was the sixth edition of the Shpageeza, a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league established by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in 2013, and the second edition to have official T20 status. .... References External links * 1999 births Living people Afghan cricketers Boost Defenders cricketers Kandah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taskin Ahmed
Taskin Ahmed Tazim ( bn, তাসকিন আহমেদ তাজিম; born 3 April 1995) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a right-arm fast bowler and a left-handed batsman. He represents Dhaka Metropolis in first-class and List A cricket and the Rangpur Rangers franchise in the Bangladesh Premier League. Taskin Ahmed is the first Bangladeshi cricketer to take 5 wicket in ODI debut. Early and domestic career Taskin started cricket in Abahani playground on 10 January 2007. After playing under-15 and under-17 level, he was selected to play for the Bangladesh national under-19 cricket team. He made his first-class debut for Dhaka Metropolis in October 2011 against Barisal Division. In the 2012 ICC Under-19 World Cup, Taskin was the highest wicket-taker for Bangladesh, taking 11 wickets. In his second Twenty20 in the BPL 2 for the Chittagong Kings, he was named man of the match for his bowling figures of 4/31 against Duronto Rajshahi in the semi-final. He took 8 wickets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soumya Sarkar
Soumya Sarkar ( bn, সৌম্য সরকার; born 25 February 1993) is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right arm medium-fast bowler who mainly plays as an opening batsman and the creator of the good looking " Shot". He is the only batsman to hit 2 sixes in the first over in a T20 World Cup match. Sarkar plays for the Cumilla Warriors in the Bangladesh Premier League, Khulna Division in the National Cricket League, and Prime Bank Cricket Club in the Dhaka Premier Division.In Bangladesh Premier League draft, he has been drafted by Dhaka Dominators. Personal life Sarkar was born in Satkhira to a Bengali Hindu family. He was named Soumya Shanto but later the word 'Shanto' was dropped from his name. On 27 February 2020, Sarkar married his long-time girlfriend Priyonti Debnath Puja. The marriage ceremony was held at Khulna Club. His wife, 21-year-old Puja, is the daughter of Gopal Debnath of Tutpara village in Khulna. Domestic career Sarkar is a top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zahir Shehzad
Zahir Shehzad (born 23 September 1998) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his List A debut for Amo Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 August 2017. He made his first-class debut for Speen Ghar Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 20 October 2017, taking five wickets for 119 runs in the second innings. He finished the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament as the joint-leading wicket-taker, with a total of 55 wickets. He made his Twenty20 debut for Kabul Zwanan in the 2018–19 Afghanistan Premier League The 2018–19 Afghanistan Premier League (also known as Gulbahar Afghanistan Premier League T20 2018) was the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League Twenty20 (T20) franchise cricket tournament, held in the United Arab Emirates. It took ... on 5 October 2018. References External links * 1998 births Living people Afghan cricketers Amo Sharks cricketers Kabul Zwanan cricketers Spin Ghar Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
