Paktia Super Kings
Appearance
د پکتیا غوره پاچاهان | |
Personnel | |
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Captain | Shahid Afridi |
Coach | Dawlat Ahmadzai |
Owner | Unknown |
Team information | |
City | Khost, Loya Paktia, Afghanistan |
Founded | 2018 |
Home ground | Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Sharjah |
Capacity | 16,000 |
History | |
[https://www.aplt20.tv APL] wins | 0 |
Official website | aplt20 |
The Paktia Super Kings (Pashto: د پکتیا غوره پاچاهان), formerly known as the Paktia Panthers (Pashto: د پکتیا تور پړانګان), is an Afghan professional Twenty20 cricket franchise team that competes in the Afghanistan Premier League.[1] The team is based in Khost, the provincial capital of Khost Province and the largest city of Loya Paktia region, Afghanistan.[2] The team was formed in 2018, as a result of the formation of the Afghanistan Premier League by Afghanistan Cricket Board. The team is currently captained by Shahid Afridi, and coached by Dawlat Ahmadzai, a former member of the Afghanistan national cricket team.[3][4][5][6] Shahid Afridi is the icon player of the franchise.[7]
Squad
- As of
No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Notes | |
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Batsmen | ||||||||
12 | Calum MacLeod | 15 November 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | Overseas | ||
24 | Sikandar Raza | 24 April 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | Overseas | ||
12 | Cameron Delport | 12 May 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | Overseas | ||
— | Zia-ur-Rehman | 30 December 1997 | Right-handed | — | 2018 | |||
— | Ihsanullah | 28 December 1997 | Right-handed | — | 2018 | |||
— | Mohammad Sardar | 22 September 1999 | Right-handed | — | 2018 | |||
— | Fazal Zazai | Right-handed | — | 2018 | ||||
— | Mohammad Hussain | Right-handed | — | 2018 | ||||
All-rounders | ||||||||
1 | Thisara Perera | 3 April 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | Overseas | ||
10 | Shahid Afridi | 1 February 1980 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | Overseas Captain | ||
41 | Faheem Ashraf | 16 January 1994 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | Overseas | ||
34 | Chris Jordan | 4 October 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | Overseas | ||
6 | Luke Wright | 7 March 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | Overseas | ||
45 | Samiullah Shenwari | 25 January 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2018 | |||
— | Sharafuddin Ashraf | 10 January 1995 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | |||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
77 | Mohammad Shahzad | 31 January 1988 | Right-handed | — | 2018 | |||
— | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 28 November 2001 | Right-handed | — | 2018 | |||
— | Mohammad Sardar | 22 September 2001 | Right-handed | — | 2018 | |||
— | Tahir Khan | 7 September 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | |||
Bowlers | ||||||||
— | Azmatullah Omarzai | 24 March 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | |||
— | Yousuf Zazai | 25 December 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | |||
17 | Isuru Udana | 17 February 1988 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2018 | Overseas | ||
— | Yamin Ahmadzai | 25 July 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | |||
— | Ziaur Rahman | 17 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 |
Administration and Supporting staff
- Head coach: Dawlat Ahmadzai
References
- ^ "Afghanistan Premier League Season 2, APLT20 2019". Afghanistan Premier League 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "APL 2018: All you need to know - CricTracker". 3 October 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan Premier League: teams, players, fixtures, tickets and everything else you need to know".
- ^ "Afghans ready with their version of T20 league". Times of India. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "ICC approves plans for Afghanistan Premier League". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Sharjah to host Afghanistan T20 League from October 5". Gulf News. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Afridi, Gayle named icon players in Afghanistan Premier League[permanent dead link]