Mujeeb Ur Rahman
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| Full name | Mujeeb Ur Rahman Zadran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 2001 Khost, Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Noor Ali Zadran (uncle) Ibrahim Zadran (cousin)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 7) | 14 June 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 43) | 5 December 2017 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 11 November 2019 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 36) | 5 February 2018 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 10 March 2020 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Spin Ghar Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Boost Defenders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Comilla Victorians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Kings XI Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Nangarhar Leopards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Brisbane Heat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Middlesex (squad no. 88) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mujeeb Ur Rahman Zadran (Pashto: مجیب الرحمن ځدراڼ) (born 28 March 2001) is an Afghan cricketer, who plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team.[2] He was the first male to play international cricket who was born in the 21st century.[3] Two months after his international debut, at the age of 16 years and 325 days, he became the youngest player to take a five-wicket haul in a One Day International match.[4] He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first ever Test match, against India, in June 2018. It was also his first-class cricket debut.[5] His uncle, Noor Ali Zadran, is also an Afghan international cricketer.
Domestic and T20 franchise career
He made his List A debut for Speen Ghar Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 August 2017.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for Boost Defenders in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 11 September 2017.[7] In November 2017, he was signed by Comilla Victorians for 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League season.[8]
In January 2018, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL auction.[9][10] On 8 April 2018, at the age of 17 years and 11 days, he became the youngest cricketer to play in the Indian Premier League.[11]
In May 2018, he was signed by Hampshire County Cricket Club to play in the 2018 t20 Blast tournament in England.[12] In September 2018, he was named in Nangarhar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[13] He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for the Nangarhar Leopards in the tournament, with twelve dismissals in nine matches.[14]
In February 2019, he was signed by Middlesex County Cricket Club to play in the 2019 t20 Blast tournament in England.[15] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Cumilla Warriors in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League.[16]
International career
He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup with twenty wickets in five matches that helped Afghanistan win their maiden ACC Under-19 Cup title.[17] As a result of this performance, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad in December 2017 for their series against Ireland.[18] He made his ODI debut for Afghanistan against Ireland on 5 December 2017.[19] On debut he took 4 wickets for 24 runs,[20] from his quota of 10 overs, and helped his team win by 138 runs. He was awarded man of the match for his performance.[21]
In December 2017, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[22] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Afghanistan against Zimbabwe on 5 February 2018.[23] On 16 February 2018 against Zimbabwe at Sharjah, Mujeeb took his maiden ODI five-wicket haul.[24] He became the youngest player ever to take an ODI five-wicket haul and was named the man of the match.[25][26]
In February 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Mujeeb as one of the ten players to watch ahead of the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament.[27] On 15 March 2018 in the first match of the Super Sixes at the World Cup Qualifier, he took 3 wickets for 33 runs against the West Indies. He also took a catch off the bowling of Rashid Khan as Afghanistan beat them by 3 wickets, with Mujeeb earning his third ODI man of the match award.[28]
During the final of the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, between the West Indies and Afghanistan, Mujeeb returned with match figures of 4/43 in 9.5 overs, helping Afghanistan to restrict the West Indies to a score of 204.[29] Afghanistan chased the target of 205 losing only 3 wickets with ten overs to spare and clinched its first ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier title.[30][31][32] He was also the joint-leading wicket-taker in the tournament, along with fellow wrist spinner, Rashid Khan and Safyaan Sharif of Scotland with 17 wickets each.[33]
Following the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, the ICC named Mujeeb as the rising star of Afghanistan's squad.[34]
Test cricket
In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India.[35][36] He made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against India, on 14 June 2018.[37] Mujeeb became the sixth player, and first for Afghanistan, to make his first-class debut in a Test match.[38] He became the youngest player ever to play Test cricket and also became the youngest player to feature in their country's inaugural Test match (17 years and 78 days).[39][40]
2019 Cricket World Cup
In April 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[41][42] Following the World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Mujeeb as the rising star of the squad.[43]
References
- ↑ "20 cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricketer Monthly. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ↑ "Mujeeb Ur Rahman". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ↑ "Mujeeb Zadran becomes the first male International cricketer from the 21st century". Crictracker. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ↑ "Mujeeb Ur Rahman continues to make history". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ↑ "Which bowler has dismissed the most opening batsmen in Tests?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ↑ "1st Match, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Khost, Aug 10, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ↑ "1st Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 11 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ↑ "Comilla sign 16-year old Afghanistan offspinner Mujeeb Zadran". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ↑ "List of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ↑ "U19 World Cup stars snapped up in IPL auction". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ↑ "Rahul floors Daredevils with fastest IPL fifty". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ↑ "Hampshire trust in Mujeeb to bring Blast campaign to life". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ↑ "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ↑ "Afghanistan Premier League, 2018/19 - Nangarhar Leopards: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ↑ "Mujeeb Ur Rahman joins Middlesex for Vitality Blast campaign". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ↑ "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ↑ "Faizi ton, Mujeeb five-for hand Afghanistan maiden U-19 Asia Cup title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ↑ "Mujeeb Zadran called for the ODI Series against Ireland". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ↑ "1st ODI (D/N), Ireland tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Dec 5 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ↑ "Preview: Afghanistan U19 v Pakistan U19". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ↑ "Teenager Mujeeb Zadran spins out Ireland". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ↑ "Mujeeb Zadran in Afghanistan squad for Under-19 World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ↑ "1st T20I (N), Zimbabwe tour of United Arab Emirates at Sharjah, Feb 5 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ↑ "Mujeeb's maiden five-for seals Afghanistan's series win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ↑ "Mujeeb Zadran, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi fold Zimbabwe for 134 in 4th ODI". Cricket Country. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ↑ "Spin once again Zimbabwe's downfall as Afghanistan seal series". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ↑ "10 stars to look out for at CWCQ". International Cricket Council. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ↑ "21st Match, Super Sixes, ICC World Cup Qualifiers at Harare, Mar 15 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ↑ "Mujeeb, Shahzad Complete Fairytale Comeback With Title Win | TOLOnews". TOLOnews. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ↑ "Final, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier at Harare, Mar 25 2018 | Match Report | ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ↑ NDTVSports.com. "ICC World Cup Qualifiers: Afghanistan Thrash West Indies To Win Qualifying Final – NDTV Sports". NDTVSports.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "The rapid rise of Mujeeb Ur Rahman". Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ↑ "The Rapid Rise Of Mujeeb Zadran | TOLOnews". TOLOnews. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ↑ "CWCQ 2018 Report Card: Afghanistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ↑ "Afghanistan Squads for T20I Bangladesh Series and on-eoff India Test Announced". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ↑ "Only Test, Afghanistan tour of India at Bengaluru, Jun 14-18 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ↑ "Records broken on Day 1 of the India-Afghanistan Test! - The12thMan". www.the12thman.in. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ↑ "Test cricket's first 21st century man arrives". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ↑ Desk, India.com (14 June 2018). "IND v AFG: Mujeeb Becomes First 21st-century born Cricketer to Play Tests". India.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ↑ "Hamid Hassan picked in Afghanistan's World Cup squad; Naib to captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ↑ "Asghar Afghan included in Gulbadin Naib-led World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ↑ "CWC19 report card: Afghanistan". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
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