Dawlat Zadran (Pashto: دولت ځدراڼ; born 19 March 1988) is an Afghan cricketer. Zadran is a right-arm fast bowler and a right-handed batsman, though he is better known for his bowling. He was born in Paktia Province.
Career
Zadran was a refugee in Peshawar, Pakistan, where he started playing cricket along with Mohammad Nabi, Asghar Stanikzai, and Shapoor Zadran.[1] He made his List A debut for Afghanistan when they became the first side to tour Pakistan since the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, with Afghanistan playing 3 unofficial One Day Internationals against Pakistan A.[2] Zadran took 6 wickets in the series, at an average of 28.83, with best figures of 3/45.[3] He later made his first-class debut for Afghanistan against Canada in the 2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup and followed this up by making his One Day International (ODI) debut against the same opposition in the 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day.[4] He played both of Afghanistan's ODIs against Canada, taking 4 wickets in the series.
Zadran was a member of Afghanistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[5][6]
He was part of Afghanistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[7]
References
- ^ "Afghanistan's indomitable spirit". The New Indian Express.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Dawlat Zadran". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "List A Bowling for Afghanistan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "One-Day International Matches played by Dawlat Zadran". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ "Hamid Hassan picked in Afghanistan's World Cup squad; Naib to captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Asghar Afghan included in Gulbadin Naib-led World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Rashid Khan steps down as Afghanistan captain over team selection". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 9 September 2021.