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Mohammad Nabi
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Name Mohammad Nabi
Born January 01, 1985
Loger, Afghanistan
Age 36 years 20 days
Teams Afghanistan, Sylhet Royals, Rangpur Riders, Quetta Gladiators, Chittagong Vikings,
Sunrisers Hyderabad, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Comilla Victorians, Melbourne Renegades,
Leicestershire, Balkh Legends, Bengal Tigers, Kent, Delhi Bulls, Rangpur Rangers, St Lucia
Zouks, Karachi Kings
Nickname Nabi
Bat Style Right Handed Bat
Bowl Style Right-arm offbreak
Batting Statistics
Test ODI T20I IPL
Mat 3 124 77 14
Inn 6 113 71 11
Runs 33 2796 1317 146
Avg 5.5 27.41 21.95 16.22
SR 48.53 85.5 145.85 147.47
HS 24 116 89 31
NO 0 11 11 2
100s 0 1 0 0
50s 0 15 4 0
4s 4 171 82 13
6s 1 90 77 7
Bowling Statistics
Test ODI T20I IPL
Mat 3 124 77 14
Inn 5 121 76 14
Balls 546 5943 1540 295
Runs 254 4243 1857 322
Wkt 8 130 69 11
BBI 36 / 3 30 / 4 10 / 4 11 / 4
BBM 95 / 4 30 / 4 10 / 4 11 / 4
Eco 2.79 4.28 7.24 6.55
Avg 31.75 32.64 26.91 29.27
5W 0 0 0 0
10W 0 0 0 0
Profile
Sylhet Royals, Quetta Gladiators, Sunrises Hyderabad, St.Kitts and Nevis Patriots,
Melbourne Renegades et al. Don't be surprised when you find the link between all these
teams. Yes, it is Mohammad Nabi. From gully cricket as a 10-year-old to the finest of
grounds all over the world. Nabi has conquered most of them.
Afghanistan struggles every day to cope up with life. Cricket like many other countries is not
only a form of entertainment but a national hope. A hope of a new dawn. And Nabi has been
the torchbearer of it since 2009. He is the complete player that every T20 team wants and
thus the demand from varied franchises. You send him up the order, he can drop anchor.
You send for the slog overs, he knows how to rip the skin of the ball. The team is in trouble,
he veils himself as the glue. As an offie, Nabi can tease you with his loopy ones and wreck
you with his quicker darts. As a fielder he is safe as a house.

Be it their first win in World Cups against Scotland in 2015 or their triumph against the
eventual champions Windies in the 2016 T20 WC, Nabi was there. Even Gayle did the
Gangnam dance after Afghanistan's win, Nabi was there. He slips into roles that you want
him to. A quintessential all-rounder with supreme abilities.

Rightly so he became the first Afghan cricketer to be picked up by an IPL team. Sunrisers
knew they had made a steal by pocketing a priceless asset at 30 lakhs. He might not be as
mystique and eye-catching as Rashid Khan, or as flamboyant and dashing as Mohammad
Shahzad. He is far from being as sharp as Dawlat or Shapoor Zadran but he is and will
remain Afghanistan's guiding light for times to come. His tale on the cricketing field has
followed a chronology like none else with elements of drama in it.

On a tour to India in the 2000s, he was noticed by Mike Gatting when he hit a ton against the
visiting MCC side. He later went on to play for the MCC, making his first-Class debut with
them. Nabi rose to fame when he took 11 wickets in the 2009 ICC World Cricket League
Division Three, helping Afghanistan to progress to the 2009 ICC World Cup Qualifier. After
Afghanistan gained ODI status in that tournament, Nabi made 58 in his debut game against
Scotland.

In Afghanistan's debut First-Class match during the Intercontinental Cup, Nabi made 102 in
their first innings against Zimbabwe XI. In the next year, Nabi made his T20I debut in
February 2010 against Ireland. Later that year Nabi was named as the Afghanistan captain
for the Asian Games but Nawroz Mangal was restored back to the position soon after the
tournament.

Nabi played for the Afghan Cheetahs team which competed in the Faysal Bank T20 Cup in
Pakistan in 2011-12. In 2013, Nabi turned up for the Bangladesh Premier League side
Sylhet Royals and helped his team reach the semi-finals with some splendid performances.
He took 16 wickets in 13 games and was one of the top batsmen in the tournament.

Nabi led Afghanistan's successful campaign in the 2014 Asia Cup when they defeated
Bangladesh, their first win over a Test playing nation. Although that was the only victory they
achieved in the tournament, the country won many hearts across the world with a gritty
show. He was also chosen to lead the side during the 2015 World Cup as well. Since then
the Afghanistan juggernaut with Nabi as one of the wheels has gained more pace with them
being awarded Test status by the ICC. Expect Nabi to be there as well!

By Kumar Abhisekh Das

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