Abdul Latif Ayoubi

Abdul Latif Ayoubi (born 3 January 1980) is an Afghan cricketer and the owner of the Kabul Eagles franchise cricket team.^[1] His bowling is described as medium-fast.^[2] He made his on-field debut as a player at the age of 40.^[3]

Abdul Latif Ayoubi

Personal information
Born	(1980-01-03) 3 January 1980 (age 44)
Source: Cricinfo, 13 September 2020

He made his Twenty20 debut on 13 September 2020, for the Kabul Eagles against the Speen Ghar Tigers, in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League.^[4] In the match he did not bat, and bowled just one over, conceding 16 runs.^[5] The Kabul Eagles went on to win the match by six wickets.^[6] Despite playing in the match, he was not a member of the squad, which drew scrutiny from the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB).^[7] After the match, Ayoubi was involved in a verbal altercation with a commentator.^[8][9] As a result, he was banned from the rest of the tournament, after breaching the ACB's disciplinary code.^[10] He was also handed a 30,000 AFN fine.^[11] Some have also suggested that Ayoubi is related to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the team captain of the Kabul Eagles.^[12]

References

1. "Team owner makes T20 debut in Afghanistan league, gets banned for misbehaviour". Indian Express. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
2. "Abdul Latif Ayoubi". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
3. "Afghanistan T20 League – Team owner bowls one bowler, concedes 16 and gets banned". DNA India. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
4. "14th Match, Kabul, Sep 13 2020, Shpageeza Cricket League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
5. "Afghanistan cricket bans team owner for making playing XI in T20 league". India TV News. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
6. "Azmatullah, Gurbaz hand Eagles easy win". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
7. "Team Owner Gets Banned After Taking Field as Player in Shpageeza Cricket League". News18. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
8. "Team Owner Gets Banned After Taking Field as Player in Shpageeza Cricket League". Eagles Vine. Retrieved 20 September 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
9. "Afghanistan league: Team owner makes his T20 debut, gets banned after playing one match for misbehavior". India Today. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
10. "Kabul Eagles' owner banned from Shpageeza T20 league for taking field as a player during a match". Circle of Cricket. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
11. "Team owner makes T20 debut in Afghanistan league, gets banned for misbehaviour". New World J. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
12. "Team owner makes T20 debut in Afghanistan, gets banned for misbehaviour". Wisden. Retrieved 17 September 2020.

External links

• Abdul Latif Ayoubi at ESPNcricinfo