Band-e-Amir Dragons
بند امير ښاماران Band-e-Amīr Khāmārān / Shāmārān | |
Personnel | |
---|---|
Captain | Rashid Khan |
Coach | Umesh Patwal |
Owner | Paragon Group |
Team information | |
Home ground | Ghazni Cricket Ground, Ghazni |
History | |
Shpageeza wins | 1 (2017) |
Band-e-Amir Dragons (Pashto: بند امير ښاماران Band-e-Amīr Khāmārān / Shāmārān; Dari: بند امیر شاماران) or Band-e-Amir Region is one of six first-class cricket teams in Afghanistan. In the 2017 Shpageeza team auction, the Band-e-Amir Dragons team was bought by Paragon Group, a logistics and supply services company, and it will play as the Paragon Band-e-Amir Dragons in this competition. The Region represents the following provinces in the centre of Afghanistan: Ghazni, Bamyan, Parwan, Panjshir, Daykundi, and Wardak. The team is named after Band-e Amir, a series of six deep blue lakes in Bamyan Province.
Band-e-Amir Region compete in the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, which had first-class status from 2017 onwards.[1] In October 2017, they lost their opening fixture of the tournament, against Mis Ainak Region, by 262 runs.[2]
They also compete in the Afghan Shpageeza Cricket League Twenty20 competition (which will have Twenty20 status from 2017) using the name Band-e-Amir Dragons. They also play in the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, which was granted List A status from 2017.[3]
Current squad
Squad for the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League
- Rashid Khan (Captain)
- Amin Shinwari
- Arif Khan
- Tendai Chatara
- Fitratullah Khawari
- Habib Sultani
- Hazratullah
- Ikram Ali Khil
- Javed Ahmadi
- Javeed Khan
- Luke Jongwe
- Muslim Musa
- Najibullah Zadran
- Qasim Oryakhail
- Ashan Priyanjan
- Rahmat Shah
- Glenton Stuurman
- Samim Sultani
- Shahidullah
- Tahsin Sultani
- Wafadar
- Wahab Shinwari
References
- ^ "Afghanistan domestic competitions awarded first-class and List A status". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ^ "1st Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Amanullah, Oct 20-23 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "ICC Recognizes Afghanistan's Domestic ODI Tournament As List A League". Bakhtar News. Retrieved 9 August 2017.