Amir Hamza (cricketer) explained

Amir Hamza
Country:Afghanistan
Fullname:Amir Hamza Hotak
Birth Date:15 August 1991
Birth Place:Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm orthodox
Role:Bowling all-rounder
International:true
Internationalspan:2012–Present
Testdebutdate:27 November
Testdebutyear:2019
Testdebutagainst:West Indies
Testcap:18
Lasttestdate:14 June
Lasttestyear:2023
Lasttestagainst:Bangladesh
Odidebutdate:10 February
Odidebutyear:2012
Odidebutagainst:Pakistan
Odicap:25
Lastodidate:25 December
Lastodiyear:2015
Lastodiagainst:Zimbabwe
T20idebutdate:3 March
T20idebutyear:2013
T20idebutagainst:Scotland
T20icap:22
Lastt20idate:19 March
Lastt20iyear:2021
Lastt20iagainst:Zimbabwe
Club1:Speen Ghar Tigers
Year1:2017
Columns:4
Column1:Test
Matches1:3
Runs1:72
Bat Avg1:36.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:34
Deliveries1:743
Wickets1:16
Bowl Avg1:21.37
Fivefor1:2
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:6/75
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Column2:ODI
Matches2:31
Runs2:23
Bat Avg2:3.28
100S/50S2:–/–
Top Score2:7
Deliveries2:1,552
Wickets2:40
Bowl Avg2:25.40
Fivefor2:
Tenfor2:
Best Bowling2:4/17
Catches/Stumpings2:10/–
Column3:T20I
Matches3:33
Runs3:40
Bat Avg3:10.00
100S/50S3:–/–
Top Score3:21
Deliveries3:666
Wickets3:30
Bowl Avg3:25.06
Fivefor3:
Tenfor3:
Best Bowling3:3/39
Catches/Stumpings3:1/–
Column4:FC
Matches4:25
Runs4:381
Bat Avg4:11.90
100S/50S4:–/–
Top Score4:48
Deliveries4:6,206
Wickets4:142
Bowl Avg4:18.52
Fivefor4:12
Tenfor4:2
Best Bowling4:6/30
Catches/Stumpings4:15/–
Date:5 November 2022
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/402245.html Cricinfo
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Amir Hamza Hotak (born 15 August 1991) is an Afghan cricketer who plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team. An all-rounder, Hotak bats right-handed and bowls slow left-arm orthodox.[1]

Career

Hotak was part of the Afghanistan Under-19 team which took part in the 2010 ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. His only appearance in that tournament came against the Papua New Guinea Under-19s.[2] He later made his first-class debut against Canada in the 2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[3] Hotak later made his One Day International debut in Afghanistan's first One Day International against a Full Member Test-playing nation, when they played Pakistan at Sharjah in February 2012. Batting at number ten, Hotak was dismissed for a six ball duck by Wahab Riaz in Afghanistan's innings of 195, while in Pakistan's innings he bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 22 runs. Pakistan won the encounter by 7 wickets.[4]

He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, finishing with 67 dismissals in ten matches.[5]

In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[6]

Test cricket

In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India, but he was not selected in the final eleven that played the match.[7] [8] In November 2019, he was again named in Afghanistan's Test squad, this time for the one-off match against the West Indies.[9] He made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against the West Indies, on 27 November 2019.[10] In the match, he became the first bowler for Afghanistan to take a five-wicket haul on debut in Tests.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amir Hamza Hotak . Afghan Cricket Board . 10 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Youth One-Day International Matches played by Hamza Hotak. CricketArchive. 3 August 2011. 25 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025115613/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/455/455855/Youth_One-Day_International_Matches.html. dead.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches Played by Hamza Hotak. CricketArchive. 10 August 2011.
  4. Web site: Afridi sets up victory against spirited Afghanistan. Sundar. Nitin. 10 February 2012. ESPNcricinfo. 10 February 2012.
  5. Web site: Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, 2018: Most wickets . ESPN Cricinfo . 12 May 2018.
  6. Web site: Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft . CricTracker . 10 September 2018.
  7. Web site: Afghanistan Squads for T20I Bangladesh Series and on-eoff India Test Announced . Afghanistan Cricket Board . 29 May 2018 . 29 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180529204559/http://www.cricket.af/acb-news-info/559 . dead .
  8. Web site: Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test . 29 May 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  9. Web site: Hamza, Nijat in Afghanistan squad for West Indies Test . SportStar . 25 November 2019.
  10. Web site: Only Test, West Indies tour of India at Lucknow, Nov 27 - Dec 1 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo . 27 November 2019.
  11. Web site: Shamarh Brooks' maiden ton inflates lead to 90 . CricBuzz . 28 November 2019.