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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]
| د پکتیا غوره پاچاهان | |
 | |
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain |  Shahid Afridi |
| Coach |  Dawlat Ahmadzai |
| 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 |
Squad
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| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.