This is a list of Afghanistan Test cricketers. Afghanistan were granted full membership and therefore Test status at the
International Cricket Council
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's annual conference held on 22 June 2017, after a monumental rise through the associate ranks. A
Test match Test match in some sports refers to a sporting contest between national representative teams and may refer to:
* Test cricket
* Test match (indoor cricket)
* Test match (rugby union)
* Test match (rugby league)
* Test match (association football)
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is an international
cricket
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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
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at the
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
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in Bengaluru.
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
Players
Statistics are correct as of 14 March 2021.
See also
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Test cricket
Test cricket is a form of first-class cricket played at international level between teams representing full member countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC). A match consists of four innings (two per team) and is scheduled to last fo ...
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Afghanistan national cricket team
The Afghanistan men's national team ( ps, د افغانستان کرکټ ملي لوبډله, fa, تیم ملی کریکت افغانستان) represents Afghanistan in international cricket. Cricket has been played in Afgha ...
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List of Afghanistan ODI cricketers
Since their first match in 2009, 55 players have represented the Afghanistan national cricket team in One Day Internationals (ODIs). A One Day International is an international cricket match between two representative teams, each having ODI status ...
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List of Afghanistan T20I cricketers
A T20I is an international cricket match between two teams that have official Twenty20 International status, as determined by the International Cricket Council. It is played under the rules of Twenty20 cricket and is the shortest form of the game ...
References
{{Cricket in Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...