Yousuf Zazai Explained

Yousuf Zazai
Country:Afghanistan
Birth Date:25 December 1998
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium-fast
Club1:Band-e-Amir Region
Year1:2017–present
Date:23 July 2021
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/776747.html Cricinfo

Yousuf Zazai (born 25 December 1998) is an Afghan cricketer.[1] He made his List A debut for Band-e-Amir Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 August 2017.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Amo Sharks in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 14 September 2017.[3]

In December 2017, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4]

He made his first-class debut for Band-e-Amir Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 13 March 2018.[5] In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[6] In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[7]

In July 2021, Yousuf was named as one of four reserve players in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yousuf Zazai . 10 August 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. Web site: 1st Match, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Khost, Aug 10, 2017 . 10 August 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. Web site: 8th Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 14 2017 . 14 September 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. Web site: Mujeeb Zadran in Afghanistan squad for Under-19 World Cup . 7 December 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  5. Web site: 9th Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Khost, Mar 13-16 2018 . ESPN Cricinfo . 16 March 2018.
  6. Web site: Gayle, Afridi, Russell: icons in Afghanistan Premier League . ESPN Cricinfo . 11 September 2018.
  7. Web site: Afghanistan Emerging travels to Bangladesh for Asia Cup . Afghanistan Cricket Board . 12 November 2019.
  8. Web site: Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad in Afghanistan squad for their first bilateral ODI series against Pakistan . ESPN Cricinfo . 23 July 2021.