Afghan Cheetahs
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The Afghan Cheetahs are a Pakistan's domestic t20 cricket
team established in 2011-12 from Afghanistan
that play in Pakistan
s domestic Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup in September/October 2011. The team is captained by Mohammad Nabi
and coached by Raees Ahmadzai
.
in its own right. Its recent success on the international stage earned it an invitation to take part in its full member neighbour's domestic Twenty20 competition. This is similar to other Associate/Affiliate members of the International Cricket Council. In Europe, the national teams of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and Scotland have all at some point taken part in English domestic cricket competitions. In Africa, Kenya has taken part in West Indian and Zimbabwean domestic cricket, while Namibia
takes part in South African domestic cricket. Similarily, the national teams of Canada and the United States have also been invited to take part in West Indian domestic cricket competitions. Such moves are seen as a way to give Associate/Affiliate members of the International Cricket Council exposure to regular cricket of a high standard with which to improve their skills with, as domestic cricket of such standards often does not exist in their own countries.
by 4 wickets, Faisalabad Wolves
by 13 runs and Multan Tigers
by 4 wickets. These defeats left the Cheetahs bottom of their group and eliminated them from the competition.
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
team established in 2011-12 from Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
that play in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
s domestic Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup in September/October 2011. The team is captained by Mohammad Nabi
Mohammad Nabi
Mohammad Nabi Pashto:محمد نبي عيسی خېل is a right-handed batsman and off break bowler who plays for and captains Afghanistan...
and coached by Raees Ahmadzai
Raees Ahmadzai
Raees Khan Ahmadzai is a former Afghan cricketer who represented the Afghanistan national cricket team until his retirement in May 2010. Ahmadzai is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He is also UNICEF National Goodwill Ambassador. -Early and personal life:Ahmadzai was born in...
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Background
The Afghanistan national cricket team is a member of the International Cricket CouncilInternational Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
in its own right. Its recent success on the international stage earned it an invitation to take part in its full member neighbour's domestic Twenty20 competition. This is similar to other Associate/Affiliate members of the International Cricket Council. In Europe, the national teams of Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands and Scotland have all at some point taken part in English domestic cricket competitions. In Africa, Kenya has taken part in West Indian and Zimbabwean domestic cricket, while Namibia
Namibia national cricket team
The Namibia cricket team is the team that represents the country of Namibia in international cricket matches. It is governed by Cricket Namibia, an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1992 and became part of the High Performance Program in 2007. They took part in the 2003...
takes part in South African domestic cricket. Similarily, the national teams of Canada and the United States have also been invited to take part in West Indian domestic cricket competitions. Such moves are seen as a way to give Associate/Affiliate members of the International Cricket Council exposure to regular cricket of a high standard with which to improve their skills with, as domestic cricket of such standards often does not exist in their own countries.
Fixtures and results
Compiling a mixture of national players and youth, the Afghan Cheetahs played three matches in the competition, losing all three. They lost to Rawalpindi RamsRawalpindi Rams
The Rawalpindi Rams are a domestic t20 team, based in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. The team was established in 2004-05 and its home ground is the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The team is planed to play in 16 franchises tournament which is Pakistan Premier League...
by 4 wickets, Faisalabad Wolves
Faisalabad Wolves
The Faisalabad Wolves is a Twenty-20 Cup team based in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. The team was established in 2004 and its home ground is Iqbal Stadium...
by 13 runs and Multan Tigers
Multan Tigers
The Multan Tigers are a Twenty-20 Cup team based in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. The team was established in 2004 and its home ground is the Multan Cricket Stadium. The team is one of several proposed franchises for the Pakistan Super League...
by 4 wickets. These defeats left the Cheetahs bottom of their group and eliminated them from the competition.
Scorecards
- The following scorecards are the Afghan Cheetahs results from their three matches in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup 2011-12:
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Current squad
- The following table contains the 14 players in Afghan Cheetahs squad for the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup 2011-12: denotes players with international caps.
Name Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes Batsmen Najib Taraki Najib TarakiNajib Taraki is an Afghan cricketer. Taraki is a right-handed batsman.Taraki made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against Rawalpindi Rams. He played in the Cheetahs two other fixtures in that competition, against Faisalabad Wolves and Multan Tigers...
Unknown date Right-handed - Karim Sadiq 18 February 1984 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break Off breakOff break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....
Occasional wicket-keeper Wicket-keeperThe wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...Mohammad Sami 17 June 1989 (age 22) Right-handed - Najibullah Zadran Najibullah ZadranNajibullah Zadran is an Afghan cricketer. Zadran is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break.Zadran represented Afghanistan Under-19s in the 2011 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier in Ireland. Zadran made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against...
18 February 1993 (age 18) Left-handed Right-arm off break Off breakOff break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....
All-rounders Mohammad Nabi Mohammad NabiMohammad Nabi Pashto:محمد نبي عيسی خېل is a right-handed batsman and off break bowler who plays for and captains Afghanistan...
3 July 1985 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break Off breakOff break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....
Team captain Captain (cricket)The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...Samiullah Shenwari Samiullah ShenwariSamiullah Shenwari is a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler who plays for Afghanistan.Shenwari is a part of the rapidly rising Afghan cricket team that in under a year has won the World Cricket League Division Five, Division Four and Division Three, thus promoting them to Division Two and...
31 December 1987 (age 24) Right-handed Leg break Leg breakA leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of...
Gulbudeen Naib Gulbudeen NaibGulbadin Naib is an Afghan cricketer. Naib is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Logar Province....
1 January 1988 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Seam bowlingSeam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
Fazal Niyazai Fazal NiyazaiFazal Niyazai is an Afghan cricketer. Niyazai is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace.Niyazai made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against Faisalabad Wolves. He played a further match in that competition, against Multan Tigers...
Unknown date Right-handed Right-arm medium Seam bowlingSeam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
Wicket-keepers Qasim Khan Unknown date Right-handed – Bowlers Hamid Hassan 2 August 1986 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Fast bowlingFast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
Abdullah Mazari Abdullah MazariAbdullah Mazari , commonly referred to as Abdullah, is an Afghan cricket player. A left-handed batsman and left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he has played for the Afghanistan national cricket team since 2001 and has also played for Peshawar, Peshawar Panthers and Afghan Cheetahs.-Biography:Born in...
7 March 1987 (age 24) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Sayed Shirzad Sayed ShirzadSayed Shirzad is an Afghan cricketer. Shirzad is a left-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium pace.Shirzad represented Afghanistan Under-19s in the 2011 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier in Ireland,. He made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against...
1 October 1994 (age 17) Left-handed Left-arm medium Seam bowlingSeam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....Nasim Khan Nasim Khan (Afghan cricketer)Nasim Khan is an Afghan cricketer. Khan is a left-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox.Khan made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against Faisalabad Wolves. He made a further appearance in that competition against Multan Tigers...
Unknown date Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Yamin Ahmadzai Yamin AhmadzaiMohammad Yamin Ahmadzai is an Afghan cricketer. Ahmadzai is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Laghman Province....
25 July 1992 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Seam bowlingSeam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....