Asadullah Khan
Asadullah Khan is an Afghan former cricketer. Khan is a right-handed batsman and right arm medium-pace bowler. He has previously represented the Afghanistan national cricket team.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Asadullah Khan |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium |
| Role | Coach |
| International information | |
| National side | |
Source: CricketArchive, 17 January 2011 | |
Playing career
His debut for the national team came in 2003 when Afghanistan played Chitral District in the 2003/04 Inter-District Senior Tournament. He later represented Afghanistan in the 2004 ACC Trophy, where he represented Afghanistan in 6 matches, the last of which came against Nepal.
Three years passed before Khan represented Afghanistan again. In 2007, he represented the team in 2007/08 Inter-District Senior Tournament, playing 3 matches against Lower Dir District, Charsadda District and Swat District. The following year he was a member of Afghanistan's 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Three squad. During that tournament he played a single match for Afghanistan against Papua New Guinea in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1]
Post-playing career
Khan no longer represents the senior team, but is a senior youth coach for the Afghan Youth Cricket Association.[2] He is the current coach of the newly formed Tajikistan national cricket team. He is also going to be the chief guest of Rajagiri Public School,Doha,Qatar for the school's annual athletic meet.
In 2021, Khan was appointed head coach of the Qatar national cricket team.[3]
References
- Other matches played by Asadullah Khan Archived October 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- A.Y.C.A Youth Gallery - picture and caption of Khan Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Afghan Cricket Association [@acauk1] (27 October 2021). "Former @ACBofficials player and CEO Asadullah Khan is appointed as the head coach of Qatar National Cricket Team" (Tweet) – via Twitter.