Biography of Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Biography: Rahmanullah Gurbaz was born in Khost, Afghanistan on 28 November, 2001. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is right-hand opening batter and wicketkeeper who plays for Afghanistan in limited overs format. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is yet to make his Test debut for the national side. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is considered as one of the emerging star players of Afghanistan. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is the only Afghan batter to smash a century on the One Day International Debut. With an aggressive approach, Rahmanullah Gurbaz is termed as the suitable replacement for the former opener of Afghanistan Mohammad Shahzad who served as the opener for a long time.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Biography: Early Life, Education and Family
Rahmanullah Gurbaz started off playing cricket at the age of 6-7 years. Gurbaz belongs to a middle-class family but very much respected in the village. His father was a principal of a school. Rahmanullah Gurbaz struggled in staring off practicing cricket as his family didn’t allow him to play. Gurbaz worked at a construction site to manage for the equipment for cricket. His village people were impressed with his skills and recommended his name to play at the local club. Gurbaz started practicing in the local club and few years later he was picked up in the squad of Khost Province and moved to Kabul.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Biography: Rahmanullah Gurbaz International Debut
Rahmanullah Gurbaz ODI debut – 21 January 2021 against Ireland
Rahmanullah Gurbaz T20I debut – 14 September 2019 against Zimbabwe
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Career
· Rahmanullah Gurbaz Domestic Career
Rahmanullah Gurbaz made his domestic career debut in a List-A match for Afghanistan A against Zimbabwe A in 2017 and impressed everyone on the
tour. In the same year, Rahmanullah Gurbaz made his T20 debut in a match in Shpageeza Cricket league while playing for Mis Ainak Knights. Rahmanullah Gurbaz also made his first-class debut while playing for Mis Ainak Region in 2018.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz was picked in the Under-19 squad of Afghanistan for the Under-19 World Cup in 2017.
In 2019, Rahmanullah Gurbaz ended up as the leading run scorer in the Under-19 Asia Cup tournament. Gurbaz scored 117 runs in just 4 matches.
In the inaugural edition of Afghanistan Premier League, Rahmanullah Gurbaz was picked up to play for the Paktia’s team. In 2019, Rahmanullah Gurbaz played in Bangladesh Premier League for Khulna Tigers and was also roped in the squad of Barbados Tridents for the Caribbean Premier League.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz was roped in the squad of Multan Sultans for the Pakistan Super League back in 2021. In the same year, Gurbaz was drafted in the squad of Jaffna Kings for the Lanka Premier League.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz became one of those very few Afghan players who were picked up in the Indian Premier League. Gurbaz was roped in by Gujarat Titans for TATA IPL 2022.
In the same year, Gurbaz was roped in by Jaffna Kings for the 3rd edition of Lanka Premier League.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz has played 12 first-class matches and scored 941 runs including 1 century and 7 half centuries with the highest score of 153 runs in an innings.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz has played 41 List-A matches and scored 5 centuries and 3 half centuries with the highest score of 128 runs in a match.
· Rahmanullah Gurbaz International Career
Rahmanullah Gurbaz made his International Debut for Afghanistan in 2019 in a T20I match against Zimbabwe on 14 September 2019. Since then, Gurbaz has been a consistent member of Afghan squad in the shortest format of cricket.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz made his ODI debut in 2021 in a match against Ireland and smashed his maiden ODI century on debut. He scored 127 runs including 7 sixes and became first afghan batter to score a century on debut.
In 2021, Rahmanullah Gurbaz was then roped in the squad of Afghanistan for the ICC T20World Cup held in UAE.
In 2022, Rahmanullah Gurbaz was also the part of Afghan squad in Asia Cup and is also drafted in the squad for the ICC T20 World Cup in 2022 in Australia.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Stats
In ODIs, Rahmanullah Gurbaz has played 12 matches and scored 456 runs including 3 centuries. He has also taken 8 catches and done 2 stumpings.
In T20Is, Rahmanullah Gurbaz has played 22 matches and scored 568 runs including 3 half centuries. He has also taken 8 catches and done 2 stumpings.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Biography Personal Information
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Full Name: Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Nick Name: Gurbaz
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Age: 20
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Date of birth:28 November 2001
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Birthplace: Khost, Afghanistan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Height: 174 cm
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Jersey number: 21
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Batting style: Right-hand bat
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Favorite Shot: Cut shot
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Nationality: Afghan
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Religion: Islam
FAQs
1. When Rahmanullah Gurbaz made his International Debut for Afghanistan?
Rahmanullah Gurbaz made his International Debut for Afghanistan in 2019 in a T20I match against Zimbabwe on 14 September 2019.
2. How many runs Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored in T20Is?
In T20Is, Rahmanullah Gurbaz has played 22 matches and scored 568 runs including 3 half centuries. He has also taken 8 catches and done 2 stumpings.
3. When Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored his maiden century?
Rahmanullah Gurbaz smashed his maiden ODI century on debut. He scored 127 runs including 7 sixes and became first afghan batter to score a century on debut.
4. When Rahmanullah Gurbaz was included in IPL?
Gurbaz was roped in by Gujarat Titans for TATA IPL 2022 as a replacement of Jason Roy
