Abdul Wasi
Abdul Wasi | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 6, 2002 |
| Occupation | Cricketer |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Known for | Playing for Afghanistan national cricket team |
Abdul Wasi (born 6 July 2002) is a professional cricketer from Afghanistan who made his international debut representing the Afghanistan national team in March 2021.
Career
Wasi's first appearance in first-class cricket was for Amo Region during the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, starting on 1 March 2018, where he was awarded man of the match. Throughout the tournament, he emerged as Amo Region's top wicket-taker by claiming 54 wickets across ten matches and earned the title of player of the series.
He entered List A cricket playing for Amo Region in the 2018 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament on 10 July 2018. Wasi's Twenty20 debut occurred on 13 October 2019 when he represented the Speen Ghar Tigers in the 2019 Shpageeza Cricket League.
In November 2019, Wasi was included in Afghanistan's squad for the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup held in Bangladesh. By February 2021, he was appointed as a reserve member of Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe and subsequently made his Test debut on 2 March 2021 facing Zimbabwe.