Team Afghanistan Squad for World Cup 2019- Team Overview

Gulbadin Naib to captain as we look at the World Cup 2019 squad of Afghanistan.

The winners of the 2018 ICC Cricket WC qualifiers have been on a roll in the last few years impressing everyone with their unique brand of cricket.

The likes of Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Mohammad Nabi, etc. are already hot properties in world cricket, and have made a mark in the Indian Premier League too.

Coming to World Cup 2019, how is their squad placed? Do they have players in all the departments? Do they have sufficient backups? Let’s have a quick overview of Team Afghanistan’s 15 member squad for World Cup 2019

Team Afghanistan’s Squad for World Cup 2019:

Gulbadin Naib(C), Noor Ali Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Asghar Afghan, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad(Wk), Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Aftab Alam, Hamid Hassan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman

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OPENERS

#1: Mohammad Shahzad (Wk)

Matches: 80 | Runs: 2598 | Avg.: 33.74 | Strike rate: 89.09

100s: 5 | 50s: 13 | Highest: 131

ODI Batting Rank: 42

#2: Noor Ali Zadran

Matches: 46 | Runs: 1148 | Avg.: 24.96 | SR.: 63.39

100s: 1 | 50s: 7 | Hs: 114

ODI Batting Rank: –

#3: Hazratullah Zazai

Matches: 6 | Runs: 155 | Avg.: 25.83 | SR.: 106.9

100s: 0 | 50s: 1 | Hs: 67

ODI Batting Rank: –

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MIDDLE-ORDER

#4: Asghar Afghan

Matches: 99 | Runs: 2056 | Avg.: 23.63 | SR.: 65.17

100s: 1 | 50s: 11 | Hs: 101

ODI Batting Rank: 90

#5: Hashmatullah Shahidi

Matches: 29 | Runs: 748 | Avg.: 32.52 | SR.: 63.39

100s: 0 | 50s: 6 | Hs: 97

ODI Batting Rank: 91

#6: Najibullah Zadran

Matches: 54 | Runs: 1210 | Avg.: 28.81 | SR.: 88.19

100s: 1 | 50s: 8 | Hs: 104

ODI Batting Rank: 76

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All-ROUNDERS

#7: Rahmat Shah

Matches: 57 | Runs: 1822 | Avg.: 35.04 | SR.: 69.86

100s: 3 | 50s: 13 | Hs: 114

Wkts: 12 | Avg.: 34.17 | Eco.: 5.91

ODI Batting Rank: 41 | ODI Bowling Rank: –

#8: Samiullah Shenwari

Matches: 82 | Runs: 1776 | Avg.: 29.11 | SR.: 66.1

100s: 0 | 50s: 11 | Hs: 96

Wkts: 47 | Avg.: 36.26 | Eco.: 4.9

ODI Batting Rank: – | ODI Bowling Rank: –

#9: Gulbadin Naib(C)

Matches: 51 | Runs: 807 | Avg.: 22.42 | SR.: 71.04

100s: 0 | 50s: 5 | Hs: 82

Wkts: 40 | Avg.: 33.98 | Eco.: 5.12

ODI Batting Rank:- | ODI Bowling Rank: 71

#10: Mohammad Nabi

Matches: 111 | Runs: 2579 | Avg.: 28.66 | SR.: 87.13

100s: 1 | 50s: 13 | Hs: 116

Wkts: 118 | Avg.: 31.86 | Eco.: 4.25

ODI Batting Rank: 51 | ODI Bowling Rank: 19

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SPINNERS

#11: Rashid Khan

Matches: 56 | Wkts: 123 | Avg.: 15.0 | Eco.: 3.91

4W: 4 | 5W: 4 | BBI: 7/18

ODI Bowling Rank: –

#12: Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Matches: 28 | Wkts: 51 | Avg.: 18.8 | Eco.: 3.75

4W: 2 | 5W: 1 | BBI: 5/50

ODI Bowling Rank: –

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PACERS

#13 Dawlat Zadran

Matches: 73 | Wkts: 103 | Avg.: 29.14 | Eco.: 5.31

4W: 3 | 5W: 0 | BBI: 4/22

ODI Bowling Rank: –

#14 Aftab Alam

Matches: 21 | Wkts: 31 | Avg.: 25.71 | Eco.: 4.84

4W: 1 | 5W: 0 | BBI: 4/25

ODI Bowling Rank: –

#15 Hamid Hassan

Matches: 33 | Wkts: 59 | Avg.: 19.63 | Eco.: 4.52

4W: 2 | 5W: 1  | BBI: 5/45

ODI Bowling Rank: –

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Also Read: IPL 2019: Batting Performance Report Card for First Half

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CONCLUSION:

Afghanistan go into the World Cup 2019 as underdogs. The squad has all the potential to sneak in few surprises, and can definitely put up a strong show to make few upsets. 

We wish the Afghanistan team all the very best for their World Cup 2019 campaign.

Thanks for reading! Are you satisfied with the Afghanistan squad for World Cup 2019? Please, let’s know in the comments. 

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