Paktia Super Kings
Appearance
د پکتیا غوره پاچاهان | |
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Personnel | |
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Captain | ![]() |
Coach | ![]() |
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Head coach:
Dawlat Ahmadzai
References[edit]
- ^ "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". CricBuzz. 11 September 2018.