Afghan Cricket Blog

Ever since Rashid Khan has emerged, Afghanistan has had handful of spinners coming from its system. However, not so long ago this country wasn't known as a spin producing country but a fast bowler producing country. The Afghani blue was once clothed by the likes of Hamid Hassan, Shapoor Zadran, Izatullah Dawlatzai and Dawlat Zadran. But with time, these pacers developed injuries' and while they retired, more pacers were expected to come. Soon, Rashid Khan would get discovered and every bowler that has come out from Afghanistan has been a spinner. While the country has produced some medium pacers, fast bowling seemed to had gone extinct.  In comes Fazalhaq Farooqi, a left arm pacer. The young pace man would start his journey from the U-19 cricket scenes in Afghanistan. He would take part in the U-19 World Cup of 2020 where he would get 5 wickets in four games at an economy rate of 5.12. Interestingly enough, Farooqi wasn't immediately selected to play in his country's do...

The evergreen Mohammad Nabi is still there playing and fighting for his team. He is the captain of a team that likes to go off its course if not handled by a steady and calm hand. Nabi might be 37 years old, yet he has only improved as a cricketer over the years and is a calming influence that the team has been required for a long time. When Imran Khan would win the cricket world cup of 1992 and inspire his country, little did he know that he was also inspiring another group of people who belonged from another country that was in crises. Nabi would be one of those cricketers that would get interested in cricket from the 1992 world cup win. He would start playing the game in a refugee camp of Peshawar where he lived. Nabi belongs from the earlier class of Afghani Cricketers who were handed over the baton from Allah Dad Noori and Taj Malik. Both Allah Dad Noori and Taj Malik would establish the grass roots of Afghanistan Cricket by creating an association, getting it accepted by the Tali...

  Asia Cup opened up in style when Afghanistan bamboozled Sri Lanka by winning the tournament opener by 8 wickets. The foundation of the match was set up by Fazalhaq Farooqi, who along with the Afghani spinners never allowed Sri Lanka to counter attack. With Sri Lanka managing to score just 105 runs, Afghanistan made sure to chase down the target in 10.1 overs. The Power Play The Afghan campaign was started by left arm pace bowler, Fazalhaq Farooqi who kept getting swing off the pitch. Farooqi would bowl two outswing deliveries to the left hander, Kusal Mendis, who would than be surprised with an inswing delivery which went on to hit the pads straight. With the on field umpire being reluctant, captain Nabi reviewed and the decision which was reversed. Charith Asalanka would come to bat only for Farooqi to bowl an inswing to the right hander which hit the pads and this time the umpire was confident that it was out. Naveen ul Haq would than also pick up the wicket of Pathum Nissanka ...