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]
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| Born | 28 February 1993 Kabul, Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Middle-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 27) | 5 July 2012 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 11 October 2023 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 21) | 19 September 2012 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 20 June 2024 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Band-e-Amir Region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018/19 | Chittagong Vikings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Montreal Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Kandahar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–20 | Khulna Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | St Lucia Zouks (squad no. 10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Dambulla Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Karachi Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Barbados Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Minister Dhaka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Kandy Falcons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Quetta Gladiators | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Chattogram Challengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editT20 franchise career
editOn 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
editZadran 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]
References
edit- ^ "Najibullah Zadran profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Global T20 draft streamed live". Canada Cricket Online. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ "BPL draft: Tamim Iqbal to team up with coach Mohammad Salahuddin for Dhaka". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Squads confirmed for St. Lucia Zouks for CPL 2020". www.zouksonfire.com. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Lahore Qalandars bag Shakib Al Hasan, Quetta Gladiators sign Andre Russell". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Other matches played by Najibullah Zadran". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Twenty20 Matches played by Najibullah Zadaran". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Najibullah Zadaran". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Afghan Cheetas v Rawalpindi Rams, 2011/12 Faysal Bank T-20 Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Afghanistan Under-23s Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "3rd ODI: Najibullah Zadran's unbeaten century carries Afghanistan to 256/8". Cricket Country. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rashid Khan named Afghanistan T20I captain". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Rashid Khan steps down as Afghanistan captain over team selection". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan's squad for the ICC Men's T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 7 June 2024.