Abdul Wahid Bangalzai (born 4 March 2003) is a Pakistani

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Early career

Bangalzai was born in

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into a poor family, his father being a truck worker who had to borrow money to buy his first white playing kit, Bangulzai often going to bed without having dinner, but due to the PCB’s ''Pathways Programme'', providing financial help as well educational scholarship and elite coaching, Bangulzai could continue his professional cricket career at Under-19 level. In December 2019, due to his performances, he was eventually named in Pakistan's squad for the

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Domestic career

In October 2020, Bangalzai made his

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debut for

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in the

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. In January 2021, he was named in Balochistan's squad for the

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. He made his

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debut on 8 January 2021, for Balochistan, in the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup. In October 2021, he made his first-class debut for Balochistan in the 2021–22 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. In November 2021, in his third first-class match, he hit his maiden double-century, his unbeaten 203 also being the first double-century from a Balochistan cricketer. In December 2021, he was named in Pakistan's team for the

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in the West Indies. However, the following month he was ruled out of the tournament after testing positive for

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. The same month, he played in the

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. In March 2022, in the 2021–22 Pakistan Cup, Bangalzai scored his first century in List A cricket, with an unbeaten 136 runs against

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bangalzai, Abdul Wahid 2003 births Living people Brahui people Pakistani cricketers Balochistan cricketers Quetta Gladiators cricketers Place of birth missing (living people)