Javed Ahmadi (born 2 January 1992) is an Afghan cricketer who plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team. A right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break, he is among a small group of players to have featured in Afghanistan's inaugural Test match.
| Full name | Javed Ahmadi |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 January 1992 |
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off break |
| Role | Batsman who bowls off spin |
| National side | Afghanistan |
Ahmadi represents Afghanistan in international cricket as a top-order batsman with a useful off-spin option. His career has tracked the broader rise of Afghan cricket through associate-level competition into the sport's highest formats.
In June 2018, Ahmadi was one of the eleven cricketers selected for Afghanistan's first ever Test match, played against India. The fixture marked Afghanistan's entry into Test cricket following its elevation to full member status of the International Cricket Council, making the players who took part part of a historically significant cohort in the country's sporting history.
By featuring in Afghanistan's maiden Test, Ahmadi is recorded among the first generation of Afghan Test cricketers, a group whose appearances are part of the foundational history of the country's national team in the longest format of the game.
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