![]() Shahidi in 2022 | |
Personal information | |
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Born | 4 November 1994 (age 28) Logar, Afghanistan |
Nickname | Shahidi |
Batting | Left-handed |
Bowling | Right-arm Off-break |
Role | Top order Batsman |
International information | |
ODI debut | 2 October 2013 v Kenya |
Last ODI | 18 October 2023 v New Zealand |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 October 2023 |
Hashmatullah Shahidi (Pashto: حشمت الله شاهدي; born 4 November 1994) is an Afghan cricketer and currently the captain of Afghanistan national cricket team in One Day International(ODI) and Test cricket. He became the first Afghan player to score a double hundred in Test cricket.[1] He idolises the Sri Lankan great, Kumar Sangakkara.[2]