Paktia Super Kings

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Paktia Super Kings
د پکتیا غوره پاچاهان
Personnel
CaptainPakistan Shahid Afridi
CoachAfghanistan Dawlat Ahmadzai
OwnerUnknown
Team information
CityKhost, Loya Paktia, Afghanistan
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
Home groundSharjah Cricket Stadium. Sharjah
Capacity16,000
History
[https://www.aplt20.tv APL] wins0
Official websiteaplt20.tv/teams/Paktia-super-kings

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
Batsmen
12 Calum MacLeod Scotland (1988-11-15) 15 November 1988 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 Overseas
24 Sikandar Raza Zimbabwe (1986-04-24) 24 April 1986 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2017 Overseas
12 Cameron Delport South Africa (1989-05-12) 12 May 1989 (age 34) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2018 Overseas
— Zia-ur-Rehman Afghanistan (1997-12-30) 30 December 1997 (age 26) Right-handed — 2018
— Ihsanullah Afghanistan (1997-12-28) 28 December 1997 (age 26) Right-handed — 2018
— Mohammad Sardar Afghanistan (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 24) Right-handed — 2018
— Fazal Zazai Afghanistan Right-handed — 2018
— Mohammad Hussain Afghanistan Right-handed — 2018
All-rounders
1 Thisara Perera Sri Lanka (1989-04-03) 3 April 1989 (age 35) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2018 Overseas
10 Shahid Afridi Pakistan (1980-02-01) 1 February 1980 (age 44) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 Overseas Captain
41 Faheem Ashraf Pakistan (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 (age 30) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2018 Overseas
34 Chris Jordan England (1985-10-04) 4 October 1985 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 Overseas
6 Luke Wright England (1985-03-07) 7 March 1985 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 Overseas
45 Samiullah Shenwari Afghanistan (1985-01-25) 25 January 1985 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 2018
— Sharafuddin Ashraf Afghanistan (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018
Wicket-keepers
77 Mohammad Shahzad Afghanistan (1988-01-31) 31 January 1988 (age 36) Right-handed — 2018
— Rahmanullah Gurbaz Afghanistan (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 22) Right-handed — 2018
— Mohammad Sardar Afghanistan (2001-09-22) 22 September 2001 (age 22) Right-handed — 2018
— Tahir Khan Afghanistan (1997-09-07) 7 September 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018
Bowlers
— Azmatullah Omarzai Afghanistan (2000-03-24) 24 March 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018
— Yousuf Zazai Afghanistan (1998-12-25) 25 December 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018
17 Isuru Udana Sri Lanka (1988-02-17) 17 February 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2018 Overseas
— Yamin Ahmadzai Afghanistan (1992-07-25) 25 July 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018
— Ziaur Rahman Afghanistan (1998-10-17) 17 October 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018

Administration and Supporting staff[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Afghanistan Premier League Season 2, APLT20 2019". Afghanistan Premier League 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ^ "APL 2018: All you need to know - CricTracker". 3 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Afghanistan Premier League: teams, players, fixtures, tickets and everything else you need to know".
  4. ^ "Afghans ready with their version of T20 league". Times of India. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  5. ^ "ICC approves plans for Afghanistan Premier League". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Sharjah to host Afghanistan T20 League from October 5". Gulf News. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Afridi, Gayle named icon players in Afghanistan Premier League". CricBuzz. 11 September 2018.
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