NEW DELHI: Allah Ghazanfar, an 18-year-old Afghan cricketer, is shortly rising as one among his nation’s brightest prospects. The younger spinner, usually in comparison with compatriots Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad, just lately landed a profitable IPL 2025 contract with the Mumbai Indians. The franchise acquired him for a whopping Rs 4.80 crore throughout the IPL 2025 Mega Public sale held in Jeddah.
Showcasing his adaptability and endurance, Ghazanfar performed in two totally different competitions on the identical day.
Within the ACC Underneath-19 Males’s Asia Cup in Dubai, he delivered a cheap spell for Afghanistan’s U19 staff, ending with figures of 1/25 from 10 overs, together with a maiden.
Nevertheless, his efforts could not stop Afghanistan from a 45-run loss to Bangladesh U19, who posted 228/9.
Raees Ahmadzai coaches Allah Ghazanfar throughout ACC Males’s T20 Rising Groups Asia Cup 2024
The very subsequent day, Ghazanfar featured within the T10 League on the Zayed Cricket Stadium, representing Crew Abu Dhabi. He continued his superb kind, taking 1/10 in two overs, contributing to Crew Abu Dhabi’s dominant eight-wicket win over the Northern Warriors.
Ghazanfar’s current highlights embrace career-best ODI figures of 6/26 in opposition to Bangladesh, serving to Afghanistan clinch a collection victory over South Africa.
Within the ACC Rising Asia Cup T20 in Oman, he performed a pivotal function for Afghanistan A, delivering a match-winning spell of two/10 within the semi-final in opposition to India A, in the end serving to his staff declare their first match title.
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