Amir Hamza Hotak (born 15 August 1991) is an Afghan cricketer who plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team. An all-rounder, Hotak bats right-handed and bowls slow left-arm orthodox.[1]
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| Full name | Amir Hamza Hotak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 August 1991 Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowling all-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 18) | 27 November 2019 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 14 June 2023 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 25) | 10 February 2012 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 25 December 2015 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 22) | 3 March 2013 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 19 March 2021 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Speen Ghar Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career edit
Hotak was part of the Afghanistan Under-19 team which took part in the 2010 ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. His only appearance in that tournament came against the Papua New Guinea Under-19s.[2] He later made his first-class debut against Canada in the 2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[3] Hotak later made his One Day International debut in Afghanistan's first One Day International against a Full Member Test-playing nation, when they played Pakistan at Sharjah in February 2012. Batting at number ten, Hotak was dismissed for a six ball duck by Wahab Riaz in Afghanistan's innings of 195, while in Pakistan's innings he bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 22 runs. Pakistan won the encounter by 7 wickets.[4]
He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, finishing with 67 dismissals in ten matches.[5]
In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[6]
Test cricket edit
In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India, but he was not selected in the final eleven that played the match.[7][8] In November 2019, he was again named in Afghanistan's Test squad, this time for the one-off match against the West Indies.[9] He made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against the West Indies, on 27 November 2019.[10] In the match, he became the first bowler for Afghanistan to take a five-wicket haul on debut in Tests.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Amir Hamza Hotak". Afghan Cricket Board. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Hamza Hotak". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches Played by Hamza Hotak". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ Sundar, Nitin (10 February 2012). "Afridi sets up victory against spirited Afghanistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, 2018: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan Squads for T20I Bangladesh Series and on-eoff India Test Announced". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Hamza, Nijat in Afghanistan squad for West Indies Test". SportStar. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Only Test, West Indies tour of India at Lucknow, Nov 27 - Dec 1 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Shamarh Brooks' maiden ton inflates lead to 90". CricBuzz. Retrieved 28 November 2019.