Afghan cricketer (born 1993)
Najibullah Zadran (Pashto : نجیب الله ځدراڼ ; born 28 February 1993) is an Afghan cricketer and the vice captain of the Afghanistan Twenty20 International (T20I) side. Zadran is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off breaks . He made his international debut in July 2012.[ 1]
Career
T20 franchise career
On 3 June 2018, Zadran was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[ 2] [ 3] In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[ 4] The following month, he was named in the squad for the Chittagong Vikings team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League .[ 5]
In June 2019, Zadran was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.[ 6] In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Khulna Tigers in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League .[ 7] In August 2020, he was named in the St Lucia Zouks squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League , replaced Colin Ingram who missing out the competition due to visa limitations.[ 8]
Zadran was signed by Karachi Kings to play in the rescheduled matches in the 2021 Pakistan Super League .[ 9] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Dambulla Giants following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League .[ 10]
International career
Zadran represented Afghanistan Under-19s in the 2011 Under-19 World Cup Qualifier in Ireland .[ 11] Zadran made his Twenty20 debut for the Afghan Cheetahs in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup against Rawalpindi Rams . He made two further appearances in that competition against Faisalabad Wolves and Multan Tigers .[ 12] He scored 58 runs in this three appearances, at an average of 29.00, with a high score of 51 not out .[ 13] This score came against Rawalpindi Rams, in a match in which he also claimed his maiden wicket when he dismissed Sohail Tanvir .[ 14]
In December 2018, Zadran was named the captain of Afghanistan's under-23 team for the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup .[ 15] In March 2019, in the third ODI against Ireland , he scored his first ODI century.[ 16]
Zadran was a member of Afghanistan's 15-man squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup .[ 17] [ 18] In July 2021, Zadran was made vice-captain of the Afghanistan T20I team.[ 19] In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup .[ 20]
In May 2024, he was named in Afghanistan’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[ 21]
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