List of Afghanistan Test cricketers

This is a list of Afghanistan Test cricketers. Afghanistan were granted full membership and therefore Test status at the International Cricket Council's annual conference held on 22 June 2017, after a monumental rise through the associate ranks.[1] A Test match is an international cricket 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 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.[2]

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

General – Captain[3] – Wicket-keeper[4] First – Year of debut Last – Year of latest game Mat – Number of matches played

Batting Innings – Innings batted NO – Times Not out Runs – Runs scored in career HS – Highest score Avg – Runs scored per dismissal * – Batsman remained not out

Bowling Balls – Balls bowled in career Mdn – Maiden overs bowled in career Wkt – Wickets taken in career BBI – Best bowling in an innings Ave – Average runs per wicket

Fielding Ca – Catches taken St – Stumpings taken

Players

Statistics are correct as of 29 November 2019.[5][6][7]

Afghan Test cricketers				Batting					Bowling						Fielding
Cap	Name	Career	Mat	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	Balls	Mdn	Runs	Wkt	Best	Avg	Ca	St
1	Afsar Zazai	2018–	3	6	1	135	48*	27.00	0	–	–	–	–	–	5	1
2	Asghar Afghan	2018–	4	7	0	249	92	35.57	12	0	16	0	–	–	2	–
3	Hashmatullah Shahidi	2018–	3	6	2	138	61	34.50	0	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
4	Javed Ahmadi	2018–	2	2	0	105	62	26.25	6	0	9	0	–	–	0	–
5	Mohammad Nabi	2018–2019	3	6	0	33	24	5.50	546	17	159	8	3/36	31.75	2	–
6	Mohammad Shahzad	2018–	2	4	0	69	40	17.25	0	–	–	–	–	–	0	–
7	Mujeeb Ur Rahman	2018–	1	2	0	18	15	9.00	90	1	75	1	1/75	75.00	0	–
8	Rahmat Shah	2018–	4	8	0	298	102	37.25	0	–	–	–	–	–	2	–
9	Rashid Khan	2018–	4	7	0	106	51	15.14	938	28	485	23	6/49	21.08	0	–
10	Wafadar Momand	2018–	2	3	1	12	6*	6.00	222	8	155	2	2/100	77.50	0	–
11	Yamin Ahmadzai	2018–	4	7	0	31	18	4.42	420	16	211	10	3/41	21.10	0	–
12	Ihsanullah	2019–	3	6	1	110	65*	22.00	0	–	–	–	–	–	4	–
13	Ikram Alikhil	2019–	1	1	0	7	7	7.00	0	–	–	–	–	–	4	1
14	Waqar Salamkheil	2019–	1	1	1	1	1*	–	186	6	101	4	2/35	25.25	0	–
15	Ibrahim Zadran	2019–	2	4	0	148	87	37.00	0	–	–	–	–	4	–	–
16	Qais Ahmad	2019–	1	2	0	23	14	11.50	54	2	28	1	1/22	28.00	0	–
17	Zahir Khan	2019–	2	4	3	0	0*	0.00	222	3	158	5	3/59	31.60	0	–
18	Amir Hamza	2019–	1	2	0	35	34	17.50	185	6	79	6	5/74	13.16	0	–
19	Nasir Jamal	2019–	1	2	0	17	15	8.50	–	–	–	–	–	–	0	–

See also

• Test cricket
• Afghanistan national cricket team
• List of Afghanistan ODI cricketers
• List of Afghanistan T20I cricketers

References

1. "Ireland & Afghanistan awarded Test status by International Cricket Council". BBC News. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
2. "Afghanistan's Test debut set for June in Bengaluru". ESPN Cricinfo. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
3. "Afghanistan Captains' Playing Record in Test Matches". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
4. "Statistics / Test Matches / Fielding records – as designated wicketkeeper". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
5. "Players / Afghanistan / Test caps". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
6. "Records / Afghanistan / Test matches / Batting averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
7. "Records / Afghanistan / Test matches / Bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2017.