Najibullah Zadran

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Najibullah Zadran
Personal information
Born (1993-02-28) 28 February 1993 (age 28)
Afghanistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 27)5 July 2012 v Ireland
Last ODI25 January 2022 v Netherlands
T20I debut (cap 21)19 September 2012 v India
Last T20I7 November 2021 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017Band-e-Amir Region
2017–2018/19Chittagong Vikings
2018Montreal Tigers
2018Kandahar
2020St Lucia Zouks (squad no. 9)
2021Dambulla Giants
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 70 63 5 81
Runs scored 1,615 1060 306 2,067
Batting average 29.36 33.12 30.60 33.33
100s/50s 1/11 0/4 0/3 1/17
Top score 104* 72* 99 104*
Balls bowled 30 – 156 302
Wickets 0 – 2 4
Bowling average – – 42.50 64.25
5 wickets in innings – – 0 0
10 wickets in match – – 0 0
Best bowling – – 1/12 1/10
Catches/stumpings 37/– 31/– 5/– 48/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 January 2022

Najibullah Zadran (Pashto: نجیب الله ځدراڼ; born 28 February 1993) is an Afghan cricketer and the vice captain of the Afghanistan Twenty20 International (T20I) side. Zadran is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He made his international debut for Afghanistan in July 2012.[1]

Career[]

T20 franchise career[]

On 3 June 2018, Zadran was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[2][3] In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[4] The following month, he was named in the squad for the Chittagong Vikings team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[5]

In June 2019, Zadran was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[6] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Khulna Tigers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[7] In August 2020, he was named in the St Lucia Zouks squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League, replaced Colin Ingram who missing out the competition due to visa limitations.[8]

In April 2021, Zadran was signed by Karachi Kings to play in the rescheduled matches in the 2021 Pakistan Super League.[9] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Dambulla Giants following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[10]

International career[]

Zadran represented Afghanistan Under-19s in the 2011 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier in Ireland.[11] Zadran made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against Rawalpindi Rams. He made two further appearances in that competition against Faisalabad Wolves and Multan Tigers.[12] He scored 58 runs in this three appearances, at an average of 29.00, with a high score of 51 not out.[13] This score came against Rawalpindi Rams, in a match in which he also claimed his maiden wicket when he dismissed Sohail Tanvir.[14]

In December 2018, Zadran was named as the captain of Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.[15] In March 2019, in the third ODI against Ireland, he scored his first ODI century.[16]

In April 2019, Zadran was named in Afghanistan's 15 man squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[17][18] In July 2021, Zadran was named as the vice captain of the Afghanistan's T20I team.[19] In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ "Najibullah Zadran profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  2. ^ "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  7. ^ "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Squads confirmed for St. Lucia Zouks for CPL 2020". www.zouksonfire.com. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Lahore Qalandars bag Shakib Al Hasan, Quetta Gladiators sign Andre Russell". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Other matches played by Najibullah Zadran". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  12. ^ "Twenty20 Matches played by Najibullah Zadaran". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  13. ^ "Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Najibullah Zadaran". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  14. ^ "Afghan Cheetas v Rawalpindi Rams, 2011/12 Faysal Bank T-20 Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  15. ^ "Afghanistan Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  16. ^ "3rd ODI: Najibullah Zadran's unbeaten century carries Afghanistan to 256/8". Cricket Country. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  17. ^ "Hamid Hassan picked in Afghanistan's World Cup squad; Naib to captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Asghar Afghan included in Gulbadin Naib-led World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Rashid Khan named Afghanistan T20I captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  20. ^ "Rashid Khan steps down as Afghanistan captain over team selection". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

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