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Zahir Khan

Team flagAFG25 yrs
batting styleleft-arm chinaman Bowler
#96 Bowler in Test
Career & Stats
Batting
Bowling

Zahir Khan Recent Form

Batting

SGT vs AMO, T200 (1)
SGT vs BAD, T206 (2) *
SGT vs MAK, T205 (6) *
SGT vs BAD, T202 (2) *
AR vs MAR, T2017 (7) *
AFG vs IRE, Test0 (8)
AFG vs IRE, Test4 (13) *
JSK vs MICT, 0 (4)
AFG-A vs OMA, T202 (5) *
AFG vs SL, T20I0 (2)

Bowling

SGT vs MAK, T201-31
SGT vs AMO, T201-29
SGT vs BD, T200-35
SGT vs BAD, T204-18
SGT vs AMO, T202-24
SGT vs MAK, T200-35
SGT vs BD, T200-22
SGT vs BAD, T203-31
AR vs MAR, T200-32
AR vs BEA, T200-35

Zahir Khan Career Stats

Batting

FormatMatInnR100s50sHSSRAvgFoursSixesDuckRank
ODI1000000.000.0000----
T20I4100000.000.0000----
Test510800414.042.0020----
BBL30927001984.386.7511----
CPL72200233.331.0000----
ABU DHABI5000000.000.0000----
PSL4312006133.3312.0020----

Bowling

FormatMatInnWEconAvgBest3W5WSRMaidenRank
ODI1125.5027.502/550030.00----
T20I4336.2516.672/200016.00----
Test58114.7248.093/1050061.09----
BBL3029267.3930.543/241024.81----
CPL7786.9320.503/251017.75----
ABU DHABI54411.6323.252/220012.00----
PSL4438.2041.001/250030.00----

Career Debut Information

ODI Debut
Afghanistan vs Ireland at Dehradun - March 10, 2019
T20I Debut
United Arab Emirates v Afghanistan Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, 19-2-2023
Test Debut
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh at Chattogram - September 05 - 09, 2019
ABU DHABI Debut
Deccan Gladiators v Team Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, 23-11-2022

Teams played for

Afghanistan Afghanistan U19 Rangpur Riders Rajasthan Royals Lancashire Nangarhar Leopards Khulna Titans Punjabi Legends Afghanistan U23 Islamabad United Jamaica Tallawahs Deccan Gladiators Brisbane Heat

About Zahir Khan

NameZahir Khan
GenderMale
Birth20 Dec 1998
Birth PlaceAfghanistan
Height5 ft 8 in
NationalityAfghan

Over the years, Afghanistan has produced a fine crop of spinners from their ranks, with the likes of Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan and Mujeeb ur Rahman. It won’t be too long before Zahir Khan is also included in the elite list of spinners to have come from the land of Afghans.... continue reading

Player Bio

Over the years, Afghanistan has produced a fine crop of spinners from their ranks, with the likes of Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan and Mujeeb ur Rahman. It won’t be too long before Zahir Khan is also included in the elite list of spinners to have come from the land of Afghans.

Zahir made a name for himself in his very first List-A season in 2017. In the Ghazi Amanullah Regional One-Day Tournament, Zahir was the joint highest wicket-taker in the tournament, with 12 dismissals to his name. 

A left-arm wrist spinner, Zahir signed with Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals for the 2018 season. However, he was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury. 

After recovering from his injury, the Chinaman bowler was named in Afghanistan's U23 squad for the 2018 Emerging Teams Asia Cup.

In the same year, the left-armer was included in the roster for Afghanistan’s inaugural Test match against India but wasn't picked in the playing XI. 

Finally, in 2019, Zahir was included in the squad for an ODI match against Ireland. He impressed everyone with his variations, picking up 2 wickets in the match. But despite his efforts, Zimbabwe won the match by 5 wickets.

He made his Test debut for Afghanistan in their one-off match against Bangladesh in 2019. 

Not only is Zahir a wrist spinner, but a Chinaman as well, a rare commodity in world cricket at the moment. If nurtured properly, Zahir could turn out to be a match-winner for the Afghans in the near future. 

(As of Mar 2021)