Full Name
Mohammad Asghar Afghan
Born
December 22, 1987
Place Of Birth
Kabul, Afghanistan
Batting Style
Right-handed
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium-fast
Role
Batsman
Country
Afghanistan
Asghar Afghan
Asghar Afghan
Asghar Afghan
Asghar Afghan is a former Afghan cricketer who retired from international cricket in October 2021. He is a retired right-handed middle-order batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, known for his leadership which elevated Afghanistan's performance.
Table of Content
Stats
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konark Suryas Odisha vs Royal Riders Punjab · Final | T20 | March 27, 2026 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| India Captains vs Royal Riders Punjab · Match 11 | T20 | March 23, 2026 | 23 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 191.67 |
| Mumbai Spartans vs Royal Riders Punjab · Match 9 | T20 | March 19, 2026 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 200.00 |
| Royal Riders Punjab vs Southern Super Stars · Match 7 | T20 | March 17, 2026 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Konark Suryas Odisha vs Royal Riders Punjab · Match 5 | T20 | March 15, 2026 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 90.00 |
| Royal Riders Punjab vs India Tigers · Match 2 | T20 | March 12, 2026 | 28 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 90.32 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konark Suryas Odisha vs Royal Riders Punjab · Final | T20 | March 27, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Mumbai Spartans vs Royal Riders Punjab · Match 9 | T20 | March 19, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Maharashtra Tycoons vs Dubai Royals · 15th T20 | T20 | February 2, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Sri Lankan Lions vs Afghanistan Pathans · Eliminator | T20 | March 15, 2025 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 |
| Indian Royals vs Afghanistan Pathans · Match 8 | T20 | March 13, 2025 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Southern Spartans vs UP Brij Stars · Match 9 | T20 | December 16, 2024 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legends League Cricket 2026 | T20 | Mar 11, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 | 89 | 77 | 1 | 9 | 115.58 |
| Legends Pro T20 2026 | T20 | Jan 26, 2026 - Feb 4, 2026 | 66 | 42 | 3 | 6 | 157.14 |
| Asian Legends League 2025 | T20 | Mar 10, 2025 - Mar 18, 2025 | 206 | 114 | 15 | 15 | 180.70 |
| Big Cricket League 2024 | T20 | Dec 12, 2024 - Dec 22, 2024 | 143 | 106 | 11 | 6 | 134.91 |
| Legends League Cricket 2024 | T20 | Sep 20, 2024 - Oct 16, 2024 | 34 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 79.07 |
| MAX60 League 2024 | T10 | Aug 18, 2024 - Aug 25, 2024 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 56.52 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legends League Cricket 2026 | T20 | Mar 11, 2026 - Mar 27, 2026 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1/19 | 7.33 |
| Asian Legends League 2025 | T20 | Mar 10, 2025 - Mar 18, 2025 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1/9 | 13.50 |
| Big Cricket League 2024 | T20 | Dec 12, 2024 - Dec 22, 2024 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1/14 | 12.50 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 6 | 10 | 440 | 771 | 164 | 44.0000 | 57.0600 | 0 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| ODI | 114 | 108 | 2424 | 3630 | 101 | 24.7300 | 66.7700 | 10 | 163 | 65 | 12 | 1 |
| T20 | 122 | 114 | 2751 | 2261 | 95 | 27.5100 | 121.6700 | 14 | 169 | 157 | 13 | 0 |
| T20I | 75 | 68 | 1382 | 1247 | 62 | 21.9300 | 110.8200 | 5 | 87 | 69 | 4 | 0 |
| List A | 147 | 140 | 3007 | 4656 | 101 | 23.1300 | 64.5800 | 10 | 207 | 75 | 14 | 1 |
| First Class | 29 | 44 | 1861 | 3089 | 164 | 44.3000 | 60.2400 | 2 | 173 | 48 | 6 | 6 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 6 | 2 | 3.00 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0.0000 | 5.6600 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 114 | 7 | 23.10 | 139 | 91 | 3 | 30.3300 | 3.9200 | 46.3000 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 122 | 5 | 5.10 | 31 | 51 | 3 | 17.0000 | 9.8700 | 10.3000 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 75 | 1 | 0.40 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4.0000 | 6.0000 | 4.0000 | 1/4 | 1/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 147 | 12 | 34.30 | 207 | 158 | 3 | 52.6600 | 4.5700 | 69.0000 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 29 | 7 | 15.30 | 93 | 52 | 0 | 0.0000 | 3.3500 | 0.0000 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Spartans vs UP Brij Stars · Match 9 | T20 | December 16, 2024 | 60 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 146.34 |
Retirement
- Retired from international cricket in October 2021
- Played his final match against Namibia during the T20 World Cup
Career Highlights
- Played 114 ODIs, 75 T20Is, and 6 Tests
- Was the first Afghan to score a Test century
- Led Afghanistan to significant success, particularly in T20s, where the team won 42 out of 52 matches under his captaincy
International Debut
2009 against Scotland
