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Munir Ahmad Kakar (Pashto: منیر احمد کاکړ) (born 1 February 1996) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in March 2021.[1]
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| Full name | Munir Ahmad Kakar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 February 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 22) | 2 March 2021 v Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Amo Region | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 March 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
He made his List A debut for Amo Region in the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 August 2017.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Boost Defenders in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League on 15 September 2017.[3] He made his first-class debut for Boost Region in the 2017–18 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 26 October 2017.[4]
He was the leading run-scorer for Boost Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, with 843 runs in ten matches.[5] He was also the leading run-scorer for Boost Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with 256 runs in six matches.[6] In the final of the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, he scored 108 not out, leading Boost Region to a five wicket win, and was named the man of the match.[7][8]
He was the leading run-scorer in the 2019 Afghanistan Provincial Challenge Cup, with 348 runs in four matches.[9] In September 2019, he was the leading run-scorer in the 2019 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, with 414 runs in six matches.[10]
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In September 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2018 Asia Cup, but he did not play.[11] In November 2019, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[12]
Named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe in February 2021, Munir made his Test debut against Zimbabwe on 2 March 2021.[13][14]
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