Aftab Alam (born 30 November 1992) is an Afghan international cricketer. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the Afghanistan national cricket team in early 2010.[1] He made his first-class debut for Mis Ainak Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 13 November 2017.[2]
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Born | (1992-11-30) 30 November 1992 (age 29) Nangarhar, Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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ODI debut (cap 17) | 16 February 2010 v Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 22 June 2019 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 20) | 24 March 2012 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 22 August 2018 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Speen Ghar Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Dambulla Viiking | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 July 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In July 2018, he was the leading wicket-taker for Speen Ghar Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with ten dismissals in four matches.[3]
In September 2018, he was named in Balkh's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[4]
In April 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[5][6] However, Aftab was ruled out of the tournament due to "exceptional circumstances" and was replaced by Sayed Shirzad.[7] After the tournament, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) handed Aftab a one-year ban from all cricket, following a series of incidents that took place during the Cricket World Cup.[8] In June 2020, the ACB confirmed that his ban had ended and that he had joined the national team at a training camp.[9]
Afghanistan squad – 2015 Cricket World Cup | ||
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Afghanistan squad – 2019 Cricket World Cup | ||
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