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Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Off-spinner, Afghanistan
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Mujeeb Ur Rahman is one of the 15 players who have been named in the Afghanistan squad to play the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in England and Wales. Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who made his one-day international debut on 5-Dec-17, had played 28 ODI matches until the 2019 World Cup. In the 12 innings he batted in, he had scored a total of 41 runs, having faced 45 balls, at an average of 6.83 and a strike rate of 91.11. He was unbeaten in 6 of those innings. His highest score in an innings was 15. He had 0 centuries and 0 half-centuries to his name. In the bowling department, Mujeeb Ur Rahman had bowled 1536 balls and taken 51 wickets while conceding a total of 959 runs. He had an average of 18.8 and an economy rate of 3.75 His best ODI bowling performance was 5/1.
Teams: Afghanistan U19, Comilla Victorians, Afghanistan, Kings XI Punjab, Hampshire, Nangarhar Leopards, Bengal Tigers, Brisbane Heat
Teams: Afghanistan U19, Comilla Victorians, Afghanistan, Kings XI Punjab, Hampshire, Nangarhar Leopards, Bengal Tigers, Brisbane Heat
Mujeeb Ur Rahman is an Afghan right-arm off-spin bowler. He was the first among men born in the 21st century to play international cricket. He made his List-A debut for Speen Ghar Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 August 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut for Boost Defenders in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 11 September 2017. In November 2017, he was signed by Comilla Victorians for the 2017-18 Bangladesh Premier League season.
ODI career
Mujeeb made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Ireland at Sharjah cricket Association Stadium on December 5, 2017. On his debut, he took 4 wickets conceding only 24 runs in his quota of 10 overs and helped his team win by 138 runs. He was awarded the man of the match for his performance.
IPL Career
In the IPL 2018 player auction, Kings XI Punjab bought Mujeeb for Rs 4 crore. On 8 April 2018, at the age of 17 years and 11 days, he became the youngest cricketer to play in the Indian Premier League. In 16 IPL matches played so far, he has taken 17 wickets an average of 28.23 and economy rate of 7.95.
T20I career
Mujeeb made his T20 International debut against Zimbabwe at Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium on February 5, 2018. He has taken 11 wickets in T20 Internationals and he has conceded runs at the rate of 5.34 an over.
Test career
In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match to be played against India. He made his Test debut on 14 June 2018 and became the sixth player, and first for Afghanistan, to make his first-class debut in a Test match. He also became the first player born in the 21st century to play Test cricket. In the only test that he has played so far, he has one wicket to his credit.
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Coronavirus impact: PM Modi's visit to Bangladesh deferred, events put off
The deferment is on account of the detection of cases of coronavirus in Bangladesh, and the larger global public health situation ...| March 09, 2020, Monday -
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KXIP will play two afternoon matches - first at home ground on April 26 against Kolkata Knight Riders and the second on May 3 ...| February 22, 2020, Saturday -
IPL 2020 auction: Full list of players retained and released by KXIP
The Punjab franchise will go into IPL 2020 auction with an available purse of Rs 42.70 crore, the highest among the eight IPL ...| December 06, 2019, Friday -
Mujeeb Ur Rahman elated on inclusion in WC squad, eyes semi-final berth
The player said the decision to pass captaincy from Asghar Afghan to Gulbadin Naib was taken by the Afghanistan Cricket Board| May 08, 2019, Wednesday -
India vs Afghanistan: Can Rahane & Co match Rashid's fury in one-off test?
Afghanistan's biggest strength is their spin attack led the Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman| June 14, 2018, Thursday