Player Biographies

Adam Gilchrist is one of Australia’s most influential cricketers, remembered for combining explosive left-handed batting with exceptional wicketkeeping. Born on November 14, 1971, in Bellingen, New South Wales, Australia, he changed expectations of what a wicketkeeper-batter could contribute to an international team. During his international career from 1996 to 2008, Gilchrist scored 5,570 Test runs … Read more

Rahmanullah Gurbaz is an Afghan international wicketkeeper-batter known for his aggressive approach at the top of the batting order. Born on November 28, 2001, he became an important part of Afghanistan’s rise in white-ball cricket, combining attacking stroke play with wicketkeeping duties. His international breakthrough included a remarkable century on ODI debut against Ireland in … Read more

Noor-ul-Haq Malekzai is a former Afghanistan international cricketer whose career included youth-level success and two One Day International appearances for the senior national team in 2010. A right-handed batter, he emerged through Afghanistan’s age-group cricket system during a period when the country was making important progress in international cricket. His performances in the 2009 ICC … Read more

Qais Ahmad is an Afghanistan international cricketer known for his right-arm leg-spin bowling and experience across domestic, international and franchise cricket. Born on August 15, 2000, he emerged through Afghanistan’s domestic cricket system before gaining attention in youth cricket and the country’s senior setup. His career has taken him into competitions including the Caribbean Premier … Read more

Karim Janat is an Afghan right-handed batting all-rounder and right-arm medium bowler who has represented Afghanistan from youth cricket through all three senior international formats. Born in Kabul on August 11, 1998, he first attracted major attention at the 2016 ICC Under-19 World Cup, where he scored 273 runs in six matches, including a 156 … Read more

Hazratullah Zazai is an Afghan left-handed opening batter known for extraordinary power hitting and some of the most explosive innings in Afghanistan’s T20 history. Born on March 23, 1998, in Paktia, he moved to Kabul as a child and developed through tape-ball cricket before progressing into organized cricket. His breakthrough came in the 2018 Afghanistan … Read more

Fazalhaq Farooqi is an Afghan left-arm fast-medium bowler who has become an important part of Afghanistan’s white-ball attack. Born on September 22, 2000, in Baghlan, Afghanistan, Farooqi is a right-handed batter but is primarily known for his left-arm pace, swing and ability to take wickets with the new ball. He made his T20I debut against … Read more

Fazalhaq Farooqi is an Afghan international left-arm fast-medium bowler who has become one of Afghanistan’s most important limited-overs pace options. Born on September 22, 2000, in Baghlan, Afghanistan, Farooqi progressed through Afghanistan’s age-group and domestic cricket before making his T20I debut against Zimbabwe in March 2021 and his ODI debut against the Netherlands in January … Read more

Hashmatullah Shahidi Quick Facts Fact Details Full name Hashmatullah Shahidi Date of birth November 4, 1994 Age 31 as of October 5, 2026 Birthplace Logar, Afghanistan National team Afghanistan Role Top-order batter Batting Left-handed Bowling Right-arm off-break ODI debut October 2, 2013 vs Kenya T20I debut September 30, 2013 vs Kenya Test debut June 14, … Read more

Aaron Mark Hardie is an Australian batting all-rounder who has built his career around the combination of right-handed power hitting and right-arm medium-fast bowling. Born in Bournemouth, England, on January 7, 1999, he moved to Perth with his family at the age of two and developed through Western Australian cricket. His rise included captaining Western … Read more