Abdul Latif Ayoubi

Abdul Latif Ayoubi
Personal information
Born (1980-01-03) 3 January 1980 (age 44)
Source: Cricinfo, 13 September 2020

Abdul Latif Ayoubi (born 3 January 1980) is an Afghan cricketer and the owner of the Kabul Eagles franchise cricket team.[1] His bowling is described as medium-fast.[2] He made his on-field debut as a player at the age of 40.[3]

He made his Twenty20 debut on 13 September 2020, for the Kabul Eagles against the Speen Ghar Tigers, in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League.[4] In the match he did not bat, and bowled just one over, conceding 16 runs.[5] The Kabul Eagles went on to win the match by six wickets.[6] Despite playing in the match, he was not a member of the squad, which drew scrutiny from the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB).[7] After the match, Ayoubi was involved in a verbal altercation with a commentator.[8][9] As a result, he was banned from the rest of the tournament, after breaching the ACB's disciplinary code.[10] He was also handed a 30,000 AFN fine.[11] Some have also suggested that Ayoubi is related to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the team captain of the Kabul Eagles.[12]

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  3. ^ "Afghanistan T20 League – Team owner bowls one bowler, concedes 16 and gets banned". DNA India. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  4. ^ "14th Match, Kabul, Sep 13 2020, Shpageeza Cricket League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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  6. ^ "Azmatullah, Gurbaz hand Eagles easy win". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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  8. ^ "Team Owner Gets Banned After Taking Field as Player in Shpageeza Cricket League". Eagles Vine. Retrieved 20 September 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
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  10. ^ "Kabul Eagles' owner banned from Shpageeza T20 league for taking field as a player during a match". Circle of Cricket. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Team owner makes T20 debut in Afghanistan league, gets banned for misbehaviour". New World J. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Team owner makes T20 debut in Afghanistan, gets banned for misbehaviour". Wisden. Retrieved 17 September 2020.