Personal

Name

Mohammad Nabi
Full Name

Mohammad Nabi Essa Khel
Country

Afghanistan
Gender

Male
Date of Birth

January 1, 1985

Sport Profile

Sport

Cricket
Discipline

Men's Cricket
Active/Retired

Active
Role

All-rounder: Right-arm off-break, Right-handed Batsman
Level

National, International
Teams

Afghanistan, Pakistan Customs, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Sylhet Royals, Rangpur Riders, Chittagong Vikings, Comilla Victorians, Quetta Gladiators, Sunrisers Hyderabad, St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Mis Ainak Knights, Melbourne Renegades, Leicestershire, Balkh legends
Profile

Mohammad Nabi is an Afghan professional cricketer, who plays from the national side of Afghanistan since 2009. He is a supremely skilled all-rounder and aids his team to gain a respectful rise in international field with his impactful expertise. Apart from international matches, Nabi appears in numbers of domestic meadows, from Twenty20 to Super Leagues and age group cricket to county cricket. Nabi is the first Afghan player to be enlisted for the English County Cricket tournaments and Indian Premier League so far.

After playing some record-making innings in domestic cricket, he stepped into the international field in 2009 through an ODI match. Not only with all-rounder skills but, he has served the Afghan squad with his intellectual leadership capability as well. Nabi has captained the Afghanistan cricket team for 3 years consecutively.

After getting a moderate success rate in shorter-format games, Nabi has made his international debut in test format lately in 2018. He has been playing as a regular member of the team since then. He was selected for the  team of Afghanistan for the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup.

(as Compiled by Madhushree Das Ghosh)

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Career Information

Debut Test Match: at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Vs India on 14th of June in 2018

Last Test Match: at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Vs Ireland on 15th of March in 2019

Debut ODI Match: at Willowmoore Park Stadium Vs Scotland on 19th of April in 2009

Last ODI: at County Ground Stadium Vs Australia on 1st of June in 2019

Debut T20I Match: at P Sara Oval Stadium Vs Ireland on 1st of February in 2010

Last T20I Match: at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Vs Ireland on 24th of February in 2019

Debut IPL Match: at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Vs Punjab on 17th of April in 2017

Bowling Career:

  • He has taken 4 wickets in 2 matches in 1 year of Test career at an average of 39.75 (as on June 3rd, 2019)
  • He has taken 118 wickets in 113 matches in 10 years of ODI career at an average of 32.31 (as on June 3rd, 2019)
  • He has taken 69 wickets in 67 matches in 9 years of T20I career at an average of 24.51 (as on v, 2019)
  • He has taken 11 wickets in 13 matches in 3 years of IPL career at an average of 27.18 (as on June 3rd, 2019)

Batting Career:

  • He has scored 2613 runs in 113 matches in 10 years of ODI career at an average of 6.25 and strike rate of 48.08 including 1 hundred and 13 fifties (as on June 3rd, 2019)
  • He has scored 1131 runs in 67 matches in 9 years of T20I career at an average of 21.75 and strike rate of 145.75 including 3 fifties (as on June 3rd, 2019)
  • He has scored 135 runs in 13 matches in 3 years of IPL career at an average of 15 and strike rate of 148.35 (as on June 3rd, 2019)
Achievements/Records Associated With
  • The first fifty by an Afghan cricketer in T20I format
  • The first Afghanistan bowler to take 100 ODI wickets.
  • The first Afghan cricketer to play 100 ODIs
  • One of the two Afghanistan players to be selected for IPL franchise