Mohammad Saleem (cricketer)
Mohammad Saleem (born 9 September 2002) is an Afghan cricketer, who has played for the national cricket team.[1] He made his first-class debut on 25 February 2019, for Kunduz Province in the 2018–19 Mirwais Nika Provincial 3-Day.[2] He made his List A debut on 10 September 2019, for Amo Region in the 2019 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut on 7 September 2020, for Boost Defenders in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammad Saleem Safi |
| Born | 9 September 2002 Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast |
| Role | Bowler |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| Only Test (cap 28) | 2 February 2024 v Sri Lanka |
| ODI debut (cap 56) | 5 July 2023 v Bangladesh |
| Last ODI | 8 July 2023 v Bangladesh |
| Only T20I (cap 55) | 17 January 2024 v India |
Source: Cricinfo, 14 February 2022 | |
International career edit
In February 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[5] In July 2021, he was named as one of four reserve players in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan.[6] In January 2022, he was named in Afghanistan's ODI squad for their series against the Netherlands in Qatar.[7] The following month, he was named as one of two travelling reserves in Afghanistan's squad for their series against Bangladesh.[8]
He made his ODI debut against Bangladesh, on 5 July 2023.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Mohammad Saleem". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "5th Match, Amanullah, Feb 25-27 2019, Mirwais Nika 3-day Provincial". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Amanullah, Sep 10 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "3rd Match, Kabul, Sep 7 2020, Shpageeza Cricket League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Rashid Khan in squad for Zimbabwe Tests, to miss large part of PSL season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad in Afghanistan squad for their first bilateral ODI series against Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Nabi rules himself out of Netherlands ODIs". CricBuzz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Afghanistan name squads for white-ball series against Bangladesh". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Chattogram, July 05, 2023, Afghanistan tour of Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
External links edit
- Mohammad Saleem at ESPNcricinfo