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| Full name | Mohammad Asghar Afghan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Mohammad Asghar Stanikzai 22 December 1987[citation needed] Kabul, Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Middle order batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Karim Janat (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 2) | 14 June 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 10 March 2021 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 1) | 19 April 2009 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 26 January 2021 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 1) | 1 February 2010 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 31 October 2021 v Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 44 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Amo Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Kabul Eagles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mohammad Asghar Afghan (Pashto: محمد اصغر افغان; born Mohammad Asghar Stanikzai) is an Afghan former cricketer who had captained the Afghanistan national cricket team. Asghar is a right-handed batsman and a medium-fast bowler. In May 2018, he was named as the captain of Afghanistan, for their inaugural Test match, against India.[1][2] He made his Test debut, against India, on 14 June 2018.[3] On 2 August 2018, he changed his last name from Stanikzai to Afghan.[4][5]
In April 2019, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) dropped him as captain of the Afghanistan team across all three formats.[6][7] However, in December 2019, the ACB reappointed Asghar Stanikzai as the captain of the Afghanistan cricket team across all formats.[8] In March 2021, during the series against Zimbabwe, Afghan played in his 50th T20I as Afghanistan's captain.[9] In May 2021, he was sacked as the national team captain.[10]
In October 2021, ahead of Afghanistan's match against Namibia in the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Afghan announced his retirement from all forms of cricket following the game.[11]
- ^ "Afghanistan Squads for T20I Bangladesh Series and on-eoff India Test Announced". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Only Test, Afghanistan tour of India at Bengaluru, Jun 14-18 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Captain Asghar changes surname to Afghan". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai changes his name to Asghar Afghan". Sport360. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Asghar Afghan removed as Afghanistan announce split captaincy". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Rahmat, Rashid given leadership roles in Afghanistan revamp". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Asghar Afghan reappointed Afghanistan captain across formats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "AFG vs ZIM Stats Preview 1st T20I Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe". India Fantasy. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Asghar Afghan sacked as Afghanistan opt for split captaincy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Asghar Afghan to retire from all formats after T20 World Cup game against Namibia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2021.