Kandahar Knights
| Pashto: د کندهار توریالي | |
| League | Afghanistan Premier League |
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| Personnel | |
| Captain |
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| Coach |
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| Owner | SB Sports |
| Team information | |
| City | Kandahar, Afghanistan |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Home ground | Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Sharjah |
| Capacity | 16,000 |
| History | |
| APL wins | 0 |
| Official website: |
aplt20 |
The Kandahar Knights (Pashto: د کندهار توریالي) are a franchise cricket team which participates in the Afghanistan Premier League (APL).[1] They joined the APL as one of its original members in 2018. Afghan natioanl cricket team captain Asghar Afghan is the captain for the inaugural session and English coach Kabir Ali was appointed as the head coach of the team. [2] [3] [4]
Current Squad
- As of 21:10, Friday, October 19, 2018 (UTC)
The following players listed here are in present squad.[5]
| No | Player | Nat | Bating Style | Bowling Style | Signed Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsman | ||||||
| Nasir Jamal | | Right-handed | — | 2018 | ||
| Brendon McCullum |  | Right handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| Najibullah Zadran | | Left handed | Right-arm offbreak | 2018 | ||
| Karim Sadiq | | Right handed | Right-arm offbreak | 2018 | ||
| Waheedullah Shafaq | | Right-handed | — | 2018 | ||
| Asghar Afghan | | Right handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2018 | Captain | |
| Iftikhar Ahmed |  | Right handed | — | 2018 | Overseas | |
| Wicket-Keepers | ||||||
| Ashish Bagai |  | Right-handed | N/A | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 8 | Mohammad Mithun |  | Right-handed | N/A | 2018 | Overseas |
| Sam Billings | | Right-handed | N/A | 2018 | Overseas | |
| Alrounders | ||||||
| Kevin O'Brien |  | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| Mohammad Naveed |  | Right handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| Karim Sadiq | | Right handed | Right-arm offbreak | 2018 | ||
| Paul Stirling | | Right handed | Right-arm offbreak | 2018 | ||
| Amir Hamza | | Right handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ||
| Zahir Shehzad | | Right handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ||
| 59 | Soumya Sarkar | | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | Overseas |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 3 | Taskin Ahmed | | Left handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | Overseas |
| Waqarullah Ishaq | | Right handed | Left-arm medium | 2018 | ||
| Abdul Baqi | | Right handed | Right-arm Legbreak googly | 2018 | ||
| Waqar Salamkheil | | Right handed | Left-arm medium | 2018 | ||
| Sayed Shirzad |  | Left handed | Left-arm medium | 2018 | ||
| Amir Hamza | | Right handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ||
| Tymal Mills | | Right handed | Left-arm fast | 2018 | Overseas | |
| Wahab Riaz | | Right handed | Left-arm fast | 2018 | Overseas | |
- Soumya Sarkar, Mohammad Mithun, Iftikhar Ahmed and Wahab Riaz though were bought in the auction but they were not allowed to participate in the first edition by their respective cricket board.
Administration and Supporting Staff
Head Coach:
References
- ↑ "Afghanistan Premier League slated for October 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Kandahar Knights Sqaud", Cricinfo
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