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Gulbadin Naib

Gulbadin Naib
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Gulbadin Naib (born 4 June 1991) is an Afghan international cricketer. An all-rounder, he bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast-medium. He has represented the Afghanistan national cricket team across all three formats and briefly served as the side's One Day International (ODI) captain.

Personal information

Full name Gulbadin Naib
Born 4 June 1991
Nationality Afghan
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Role All-rounder
National side Afghanistan

Career

Naib developed as a seam-bowling all-rounder, combining right-arm fast-medium bowling with right-handed batting. He has been a regular member of the Afghanistan squad in international cricket.

ODI captaincy and 2019 Cricket World Cup

In April 2019, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) appointed Naib as the team's new ODI captain ahead of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, replacing Asghar Afghan. Afghanistan lost all of their matches at the tournament. Following the World Cup, Rashid Khan was appointed captain of the Afghanistan cricket team across all three formats.

2022 Asian Games

Naib led Afghanistan to the silver medal at the 2022 Asian Games cricket competition.

Timeline

  • 4 June 1991 – Born.
  • April 2019 – Named ODI captain of Afghanistan ahead of the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
  • 2019 – Led Afghanistan at the Cricket World Cup; the team lost all of their matches.
  • Post-2019 World Cup – Replaced as captain by Rashid Khan, who took charge across all three formats.
  • 2022 – Captained Afghanistan to a silver medal at the Asian Games.

Significance

Naib is among the players who have contributed to Afghanistan's emergence on the international cricket stage. His tenure as ODI captain coincided with the country's appearance at the 2019 Cricket World Cup, and he later led the side to a notable medal finish at the 2022 Asian Games.

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