Zamir Khan
Afghan cricketer
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Zamir Khan (born 16 March 1992) is an Afghan cricketer. Khan is a left-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox.
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| Full name | Zamir Khan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 March 1992 Afghanistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only T20I (cap 19) | 8 March 2012 v Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 March 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Khan was a member of Afghanistan's squad for the 2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup in Nepal.[1] It was during this tournament that he made his debut for Afghanistan against Oman. He made five further appearances during the tournament, including in the final against Hong Kong, which Afghanistan won.[2] He was later selected in Afghanistan's squad for the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier in Dubai.[3] His Twenty20 debut came during this tournament,[n 1] against Denmark. He claimed his maiden wicket in that format during this match, that of Aftab Ahmed to finish with figures of 1/6 from three overs.[4] His second appearance during the tournament, against Nepal, but went wicketless.[5]
He made his List A debut for Afghanistan A against Zimbabwe A during their tour to Zimbabwe on 29 January 2017.[6] He made his first-class debut for Speen Ghar Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 1 November 2017.[7]
In September 2018, he was named in Kabul's squad in the first edition of Afghanistan Premier League.[8]