Zahir Khan (Afghan cricketer)

Zahir Khan

Personal information
Full name	Zahir Khan
Born	(1998-12-20) 20 December 1998 (age 25) Kabul, Afghanistan
Nickname	Paheli[1]
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm unorthodox spin
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Afghanistan (2019–present)
Test debut (cap 17)	5 September 2019 v Bangladesh
Last Test	2 March 2021 v Zimbabwe
Only ODI (cap 47)	10 March 2019 v Ireland
T20I debut (cap 49)	19 February 2023 v United Arab Emirates
Last T20I	7 October 2023 v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017	Band-e-Amir Region
2017–present	Mis Ainak Region
2017	Rangpur Riders
2018	Lancashire
2018	Nangarhar Leopards
2019	Khulna Titans
2019	Jamaica Tallawahs
2019	Speenghar Region
2019/20	Brisbane Heat
2020	St Lucia Zouks
2020/21	Melbourne Stars
2021	Quetta Gladiators
2021/22	Melbourne Renegades
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 3 17 20 89 Runs scored 0 40 39 73 Batting average 0.00 3.33 4.87 4.29 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 0* 11* 15 19* Balls bowled 336 2,494 1,050 1,907 Wickets 7 82 40 98 Bowling average 34.14 20.85 22.65 23.22 5 wickets in innings 0 4 1 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/105 6/52 6/36 5/19 Catches/stumpings 0/– 4/– 0/– 10/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 October 2023
Medal record Representing  Afghanistan Men's Cricket Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Team

Zahir Khan (Pashto: ظاهر خان; born 20 December 1998) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his Test match debut for Afghanistan in September 2019.^[2] He made his first-class debut for Afghanistan against Papua New Guinea in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 21 November 2015.^[3] He represented Afghanistan in the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[4]