Muslim Yar

Muslim Yar (born 10 May 1999) is an Afghan-born German cricketer who plays for the national team.^[1] Born in Afghanistan, he arrived in Germany as a refugee in 2016 during the "long summer of migration".^[2]

In May 2019, he was named in Germany's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their three-match series against Belgium. The matches were the first T20Is to be played by the German cricket team.^[3] Muslim Yar made his T20I debut for Germany against Belgium on 11 May 2019.^[4] Later the same month, he was named in Germany's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.^[5][6] He played in Germany's opening match of the Regional Finals, against Guernsey, on 15 June 2019, where he removed both Guernsey openers in his two-over spell of 2/26.^[7]

In September 2021, he was named in Germany's T20I squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament.^[8] In January 2022, he was named in Germany's team for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.^[9]