Mohammad Saleem (cricketer)

Mohammad Saleem
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Saleem Safi
Born (2002-09-09) 9 September 2002
Kabul, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 28)2 February 2024 v Sri Lanka
Last Test6 June 2026 v India
ODI debut (cap 56)5 July 2023 v Bangladesh
Last ODI17 June 2026 v India
Only T20I (cap 55)17 January 2024 v India
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 2 4 1 18
Runs scored 2 10 – 117
Batting average 0.50 10.00 – 7.31
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 –/– 0/0
Top score 2 9 – 28
Balls bowled 235 133 18 2,873
Wickets 6 1 0 58
Bowling average 32.83 181.00 – 28.43
5 wickets in innings 1 0 – 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 – 0
Best bowling 6/140 1/75 – 6/140
Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/– 0/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 July 2026

Mohammad Saleem (born 9 September 2002) is an Afghan cricketer, who has played for the national cricket team.[1] He made his first-class debut on 25 February 2019, for Kunduz Province in the 2018–19 Mirwais Nika Provincial 3-Day.[2] He made his List A debut on 10 September 2019, for Amo Region in the 2019 Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut on 7 September 2020, for Boost Defenders in the 2020 Shpageeza Cricket League.[4]

International career

In February 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's Test squad for their series against Zimbabwe.[5] In July 2021, he was named as one of four reserve players in Afghanistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan.[6] In January 2022, he was named in Afghanistan's ODI squad for their series against the Netherlands in Qatar.[7] The following month, he was named as one of two travelling reserves in Afghanistan's squad for their series against Bangladesh.[8]

He made his ODI debut against Bangladesh, on 5 July 2023.[9] During a Test match against India in June 2026, he took his maiden five-wicket haul.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Mohammad Saleem". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "5th Match, Amanullah, Feb 25-27 2019, Mirwais Nika 3-day Provincial". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament at Amanullah, Sep 10 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "3rd Match, Kabul, Sep 7 2020, Shpageeza Cricket League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Rashid Khan in squad for Zimbabwe Tests, to miss large part of PSL season". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "Fazalhaq Farooqi, Noor Ahmad in Afghanistan squad for their first bilateral ODI series against Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Nabi rules himself out of Netherlands ODIs". CricBuzz. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Afghanistan name squads for white-ball series against Bangladesh". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "1st ODI (D/N), Chattogram, July 05, 2023, Afghanistan tour of Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  10. ↑ Sirat, Siyar (7 June 2026). "Safi takes six wicket as India declare on 564-8 against Afghanistan". Amu TV. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
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