Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (born 15 July 2007) is an Afghan cricketer, who has played for Mis Ainak Knights in the Afghan Shpageeza Cricket League and Rawalpindi Raiders in the Pakistan Junior League.

For the Hong Kong cricketer, see Mohammad Ghazanfar.

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar
Personal information
Born (2007-07-15) 15 July 2007
Paktia Province, Afghanistan
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off spin
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022Mis Ainak Knights
2022Rawalpindi Raiders
Career statistics
Competition T20
Matches 3
Runs scored 1
Batting average 1.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 1
Balls bowled 54
Wickets 5
Bowling average 11.20
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/15
Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Personal life

Ghazanfar is from Paktia Province, Afghanistan. He has five older brothers, and as of 2022, he lived in Kabul.[1]

Career

Ghazanfar began as a fast bowler.[1] He is an off-spinner who bowls finger spin,[2] after having been taught spin bowling by former Afghanistan captain Dawlat Ahmadzai.[1] His bowling technique has been compared to Afghan international Mujeeb Zadran.[1] Ghazanfar trains at the Mirza Mohammad Katawazai Cricket Centre in Kabul,[3] and has trained with the Afghanistan national under-19 cricket team.[1]

Ghazanfar has played for the Mis Ainak Knights in the Afghan Shpageeza Cricket League.[3] On his debut, he took 1/27 in 4 overs, and he took four wickets in his second appearance.[2] In 2022, he played for Rawalpindi Raiders in the Pakistan Junior League; he was one of 12 overseas players in the competition.[4] He was included in the draft for the 2022–23 Big Bash League season, but was not selected.[1][5] He has been included in the Far Western United team for the inaugural season of the Nepal T20 League.[6] At the age of 15, Ghazanfar was included in the auction for the 2023 Indian Premier League.[3] He was the youngest player entered into that year's auction,[2] and his base price for the auction was 2,000,000 rupees.[1][2] He went unsold in the auction.[7]

In 2023, Ghazanfar played for Junior Champions (a team of representatives from the Afghanistan under-19 national team) in the Green Afghanistan One Day Cup.[8]

References
  1. "Who is Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, 15-year-old Afghanistan spinner who has signed up for IPL 2023 auction". Sportstar. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. "Who is 15-year-old Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, the youngest cricketer in the IPL 2023 auction shortlist?". Wisden. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. "Afghan Prodigy & UAE's Hat-Trick Star Among 405 Shortlisted for 2023 IPL Auction". The Quint. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  4. "12 Pakistan Junior League foreign players reach Lahore". Cric Wick. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  5. "Meet This 15-Year Old Afghanistan Spinner Who Is Youngest Ever to Register in IPL 2023 Auctions". News18. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  6. "A host of international talents to take part in Nepal T20 League". Online Khabar. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  7. "TATA IPL 2023 Player Auction". Indian Premier League. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  8. "Afghanistan: One Day cricket cup underway in Khost". Amu TV. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
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