The Balkh Legends ( ps, د بلخ اتلان ''Da Balkh Atalān''; fa, قهرمانان بلخ) are a franchise

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team which participates in the

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(APL). They joined the APL as one of its original members in 2018. Afghan alrounder

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 b ...

was the captain for the inaugural session and Australian coach Simon Helmot was appointed as the head coach of the team. They won the

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, after beating Kabul Zwanan by four wickets in the final.

Current squad

Administration and Supporting Staff

Head Coach: Simon Helmot

References

{{Afghanistan Premier League Afghan domestic cricket competitions Cricket clubs established in 2018 2018 in Afghan cricket Afghanistan Premier League teams Mazar-i-Sharif