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Allah Ghazanfar

Afghan cricketer
Date of Birth : 15 July, 2007 (Age 18)
Place of Birth : Paktia, Afghanistan
Profession : Cricket Player
Nationality : Afghan
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Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (আল্লাহ মোহাম্মদ গজানফর) is an Afghan cricketer, who has represented the Afghanistan cricket team. He has played for Mis Ainak Knights in the Afghan Shpageeza Cricket League, Derbyshire and Rawalpindi Raiders in the Pakistan Junior League.

He was selected but did not make appearances for Colombo Strikers for the 2024 Lanka Premier League, the Kolkata Knight Riders for the 2024 Indian Premier League and the Mumbai Indians for the 2025 Indian Premier League.

Personal life

Ghazanfar is from Paktia Province, Afghanistan. He has five older brothers, and as of 2022, he lived in Kabul.

Domestic and franchise career

Ghazanfar started playing cricket in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. He began as a fast bowler, and is now an off-spinner. He bowls finger spin, due to him receiving teachings on spin bowling by former Afghanistan captain Dawlat Ahmadzai. His bowling technique has been compared to Afghan international Mujeeb Zadran. Ghazanfar trains at the Mirza Mohammad Katawazai Cricket Centre in Kabul, and has trained with the Afghanistan national under-19 cricket team.

Ghazanfar has played for the Mis Ainak Knights in the Afghan Shpageeza Cricket League. On his debut, he took 1/27 in 4 overs, and he took four wickets in his second appearance. In 2022, he played for Rawalpindi Raiders in the Pakistan Junior League; he was one of 12 overseas players in the competition. He was included in the draft for the 2022–23 Big Bash League season, but was not selected. He was included in the Far Western United team for the inaugural season of the Nepal T20 League.

International career

In 2023, Ghazanfar played for Junior Champions (a team of representatives from the Afghanistan under-19 national team) in the Green Afghanistan One Day Cup. He was part of the 15-man Afghanistan squad for the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In the game against New Zealand, he picked up 3 wickets for 29 runs. Ghazanfar made his debut for the Afghanistan senior team in their series against Ireland, at the age of at the age of 16 years and 236 days.

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