Rahmanullah Gurbaz

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Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Personal information
Born (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 22)
Kabul, Afghanistan
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
BattingRight-handed
RoleOpening batsman, wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 32)28 February 2024 v Ireland
ODI debut (cap 50)21 January 2021 v Ireland
Last ODI14 February 2024 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.21
T20I debut (cap 38)14 September 2019 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I21 February 2024 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.21
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017Boost Region
2017/18–2019/20Mis Ainak Region
2018Paktia Panthers
2018/19–presentKabul Region
2019/20Khulna Tigers
2020Kandy Tuskers
2021Multan Sultans
2021–2023Jaffna Kings
2022–2023Islamabad United
2022Guyana Amazon Warriors
2022Gujarat Titans
2023-presentRangpur Riders
2023-presentKolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 1 38 52 13
Runs scored 51 1,295 1,367 992
Batting average 25.50 35.00 26.28 47.23
100s/50s 0/0 5/4 1/7 1/7
Top score 46 151 100 153
Catches/stumpings 2/0 22/2 27/4 18/5
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 March 2024

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Pashto: رحمان الله ګربز; born 28 November 2001) is an Afghan cricketer.[2][3] He made his international debut for Afghanistan in September 2019.[4] His father and mother hail from the Gurbaz tribe of Afghanistan. In January 2021, he became the first batsman for Afghanistan to score a century on debut in a One Day International (ODI), against Ireland.[5][6]

Domestic and T20 career[edit]

Gurbaz made his List A debut for Afghanistan A against Zimbabwe A during their tour to Zimbabwe on 27 January 2017.[7] He made his Twenty20 debut for Mis Ainak Knights in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 12 September 2017.[8] He made his first-class debut for Mis Ainak Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 1 March 2018.[9]

In September 2018, Gurbaz was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[10] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Khulna Tigers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[11] In July 2020, he was named in the Barbados Tridents squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[12][13]

In April 2021, Gurbaz was signed by Multan Sultans to play in the rescheduled matches in the 2021 Pakistan Super League.[14] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Jaffna Kings following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[15] In December 2021, he was signed by Islamabad United following the players' draft for the 2022 Pakistan Super League.[16]

In March 2022, Gurbaz was named as Jason Roy's replacement in the Gujarat Titans squad for the 2022 Indian Premier League.[17] In July 2022, he was signed by the Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.[18] He was traded to Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the IPL 2023 and represented the two time IPL Champions. He made his debut against Punjab Kings.

International career[edit]

In December 2017, Gurbaz was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[19]

In October 2019, Gurbaz was the leading run-scorer for Afghanistan in the 2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, with 117 runs in four matches.[20] In December 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[21]

In August 2019, Gurbaz was named in Afghanistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2019–20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series.[22][23] He made his T20I debut for Afghanistan, against Zimbabwe, on 14 September 2019.[24]

In January 2021, Gurbaz was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Ireland.[25] He made his ODI debut for Afghanistan, against Ireland, on 21 January 2021, scoring 127 runs, becoming the first Afghan player to score a century on ODI debut and 16th overall.[26]

In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[27] In September 2023, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup.[28]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s profile on Sportskeeda
  2. ^ "20 cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricketer Monthly. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Celebrating up and coming cricketers this International Youth Day". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Rahmanullah Gurbaz". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Gurbaz century stars on Afghanistan debut in Super League win over Ireland". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Rahmanullah Gurbaz's debut hundred helps Afghanistan hold off Ireland". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Afghanistan A tour of Zimbabwe, 1st unofficial ODI: Zimbabwe A v Afghanistan A at Harare, Jan 27, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  8. ^ "3rd Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 12 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  9. ^ "3rd Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Khost, Mar 1-4 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  11. ^ "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Lahore Qalandars bag Shakib Al Hasan, Quetta Gladiators sign Andre Russell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Franchises finalise squad for HBL PSL 2022". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Gujarat Titans sign Rahmanullah Gurbaz as Jason Roy's replacement". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  18. ^ "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Mujeeb Zadran in Afghanistan squad for Under-19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Asian Cricket Council Under-19s Asia Cup, 2018/19 - Afghanistan Under-19s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  21. ^ "Afghanistan Under-23s Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  22. ^ "Afghanistan squads announced for Bangladesh Test and Triangular Series in September". Afghan Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  23. ^ "Rashid Khan to lead new-look Afghanistan in Bangladesh Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  24. ^ "2nd Match (N), Bangladesh Twenty20 Tri-Series at Dhaka, Sep 14 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  25. ^ "Afghanistan announce 16-member squad for ODI series against Ireland". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  26. ^ "1st ODI, Abu Dhabi, Jan 21 2021, Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  27. ^ "Rashid Khan steps down as Afghanistan captain over team selection". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  28. ^ "Pacer returns after two years as Afghanistan name World Cup squad". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

External links[edit]

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