Munir Ahmad

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]

Munir Ahmad

Personal information
Full name	Munir Ahmad Kakar
Born	(1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 28)
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	Afghanistan
Only Test (cap 22)	2 March 2021 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017–present	Amo Region
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA Matches 1 28 34 Runs scored 13 2,318 1,306 Batting average 6.50 49.31 59.36 100s/50s 0/0 8/7 4/6 Top score 12 210 123* Catches/stumpings 0/0 62/6 38/3
Source: Cricinfo, 3 March 2021

Domestic career

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]

International career

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]

References

1. "Munir Ahmad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
2. "2nd Match, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Khost, Aug 10, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
3. "9th Match, Shpageeza Cricket League at Kabul, Sep 15 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
4. "3rd Match, Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament at Kabul, Oct 26-29 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
5. "Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, 2018, Boost Region: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
6. "Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, 2018 - Boost Region: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
7. "Final, Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Kabul, Jul 27 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
8. "Buoyant Bost clinch the title". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
9. "Provincial Challenge Cup (Grade I), 2019: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
10. "Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament, 2019: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
11. "Afghanistan pick four spinners for Asia Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
12. "Afghanistan Emerging travels to Bangladesh for Asia Cup". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
13. "Rashid Khan in squad for Zimbabwe Tests, to miss large part of PSL season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
14. "1st Test, Abu Dhabi, Mar 2 - 6 2021, Afghanistan tour of United Arab Emirates". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

External links

• Munir Ahmad at ESPNcricinfo