Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, a deft young off-spinner hailing from Afghanistan

[The Bald Eagle]

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (born 20 March 2006) is an Afghan cricketer, who has represented the national side. He has played for Mis Ainak Knights in the Afghan Shpageeza Cricket League, and Rawalpindi Raiders in the Pakistan Junior League. He was selected for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2024 Indian Premier League, and the Colombo Strikers for the 2024 Lanka Premier League.

Bowling​

Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
ODIs	5	5	186	128	4	3/20	3/20	32.00	4.12	46.5	0	0	0
List A	9	9	396	287	8	3/20	3/20	35.87	4.34	49.5	0	0	0
T20s	16	16	354	337	29	4/12	4/12	11.62	5.71	12.2	2	0	0

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
ODIs	5	2	1	36	31*	36.00	23	156.52	0	0	2	3	1	0
List A	9	6	1	49	31*	9.80	34	144.11	0	0	3	4	1	0
T20s	16	4	0	2	1	0.50	16	12.50	0	0	0	0	3	0

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar took a 6-fer against Bangladesh today and engendered an epic collapse to lead his side to victory in Sharjah in the 1st ODI between the two sides.

 

[sweep_shot]

I think he should change his name.

 

[ElRaja]

how can u name your kid allah as a muslim?

 

[ElRaja]

Please educate yourself. Allah have 99 names and all of them are used by muslims.

i am no religious expert, but those 99 names are all adjectives, traits which humans can have, however allah leterally means god, the god. maybe im wrong, which is fine, but going around calling a person allah just seems strange.

 

[Rana]

how can u name your kid allah as a muslim?

Maybe he has a middle name that is missing

I’ve head Allah-baksh as a name. Allah Ditta is also a Punjabi name. But yeah it’s not common to just have Allah alone in names

 

[Rana]

Saw him in the ACC emerging cup, he’s a proper replacement for Mujeeb Zadran

 

[Rana]

Imagine this spin attack

Rashid Khan
Noor Ahmed
Mujeeb Zadran
Ghazanfar
Mohammad Nabi

Then reserves in Imrul Qais
Waqar Salamkheil

These guys have spinners that could all be first teamers for Pakistan. They don’t have seamers so their spinners feel compelled to lift it for their side.

 

[mango_bite77]

i am no religious expert, but those 99 names are all adjectives, traits which humans can have, however allah leterally means god, the god. maybe im wrong, which is fine, but going around calling a person allah just seems strange.

Yes right, it is scholarly consensus that names that belongs only to God are prohibited , like Allah, Al-Rab, Al-Ahad etc.

Other names which doesn't only belong to god but people also , anyone can use it.

 

[BouncerGuy]

What a start for this youngster. Afghanistan has like a factory of spinners. Every new comer seems better than the earlier ones.

 

[Asif321]

Another Afghan legend

 

[Mainul]

Another Afghan legend

Just wait before playing against a decent side. Even virat kohli can get a 5 fer against Bangladesh.

 

[Major]

I think he should change his name.

Why?

There is a common name called Allah Ditta in pakistan

 

[Asif321]

Just wait before playing against a decent side. Even virat kohli can get a 5 fer against Bangladesh.

Against South Africa he was good also

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Having an eye on him since U19 worldcup, This guy is special talent and a like to like replacement for Mujeeb or may be even better.

 

[Muhammad Saad]

Saim Ayub should learn from him as he can also do what AM Ghazanfar can.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Will he be the next Rashid Khan?

 

[u0sama]

He can be found out by he is hafeez type bowler ahead of batsman

 

[RidiculousMan]

Maybe he has a middle name that is missing

I’ve head Allah-baksh as a name. Allah Ditta is also a Punjabi name. But yeah it’s not common to just have Allah alone in names

His middle name is Mohammad.

Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar

 

[The Bald Eagle]

2/35 in 10 overs for this lad today. Good but couldn't help his team avoid the defeat against Najmul Hossian Shanto led side.

 

[MMHS]

how can u name your kid allah as a muslim?

I believe his name is Allah Rakha, it’s shortened version.

 

[The Bald Eagle]

He has arrived in IPL with a bang

 

[FearlessRoar]

Allah Ghazanfar, an 18-year-old Afghanistan spinner, has sparked attention for his unique schedule, where he alternated between participating in the 50-over U19 Asia Cup and the Abu Dhabi T10 League within the same week.

Both events are taking place in the United Arab Emirates, leading Ghazanfar to travel frequently between Dubai, Sharjah, and Abu Dhabi. Here’s a timeline of events that started last week: by this point, he had already featured in three matches for Team Abu Dhabi in the T10 league this season.

Nov 27: Abu Dhabi v Braves (Abu Dhabi)
Nov 29: Afghanistan U19 v Bangladesh U19 (Dubai)
Nov 30: Abu Dhabi v Warriors (Abu Dhabi)
Dec 1: Afghanistan U19 v Sri Lanka U19 (Sharjah)
Dec 1: Abu Dhabi v Bulls (Eliminator – Abu Dhabi)

 

[FearlessRoar]

Allah Ghazanfar in ODIs:

10 - Mat
10 - Inns
16 - Wkts
15.75 - Avg
4.17 - Econ
22.6 - SR
1 - 5WI
6/26 - BBI

 

[FearlessRoar]

AM Ghazanfar was named Player of the Match for his outstanding bowling performance, taking 5 wickets for 33 runs in 10 overs during the 3rd ODI against Zimbabwe.

 

[Major]

This is going to be the next big star in cricket. Saw his bowling on youtube. His run up is different and even has a delivery that turns the other away

 

[pillionrider]

This is going to be the next big star in cricket. Saw his bowling on youtube. His run up is different and even has a delivery that turns the other away

Exciting times for Afghan fans. Congrats

 

[pillionrider]

I think he should change his name.

But don't you think you'd feel a lot of satisfaction hearing non-Muslims in the IPL forced to call him by his first name?

 

[BouncerGuy]

Good bowler. Afghanistan has a whole crop of some great spinners. Definitely going to be one of the best