Muslim Yar (born 10 May 1999) is an Afghan-born German cricketer who plays for the national team.[1] Born in Afghanistan, he arrived in Germany as a refugee in 2016 during the "long summer of migration".[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Muslim Yar Ashraf |
| Born | 10 May 1999 Afghanistan |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Left-arm Orthodox |
| International information | |
| National side | |
| T20I debut (cap 9) | 11 May 2019 v Belgium |
| Last T20I | 6 November 2022 v Spain |
Source: Cricinfo, 6 November 2022 | |
In May 2019, he was named in Germany's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their three-match series against Belgium. The matches were the first T20Is to be played by the German cricket team.[3] He made his T20I debut for Germany against Belgium on 11 May 2019.[4] Later the same month, he was named in Germany's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.[5][6] He played in Germany's opening match of the Regional Finals, against Guernsey, on 15 June 2019.[7]
In September 2021, he was named in Germany's T20I squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament.[8] In January 2022, he was named in Germany's team for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A tournament in Oman.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Muslim Yar". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "It means a lot to me to play cricket for Germany, says Afghan-born refugee Muslim Yar". The National. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Germany announce dates for first T20Is". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "1st T20I, Germany tour of Belgium at Waterloo, May 11 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup – wir fahren nach Guernsey!". Deutscher Cricket Bund. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "3rd Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Region Final at Castel, Jun 15 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ @Cricket_Germany (16 September 2021). "Our squad for the men's T20 World Cup European Finals" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @Cricket_Germany (28 January 2022). "Our 14 man squad for the ICC T0 World Cup Global Qualifiers in Oman from 17-24 February" (Tweet) – via Twitter.