Hamza Hotak

Amir Hamza Hotak (born 15 August 1991) is an Afghan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox.[1]

Amir Hamza Hotak
Personal information
Full nameAmir Hamza Hotak
Born (1991-08-15) 15 August 1991
Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 18)27 November 2019 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 25)10 February 2012 v Pakistan
Last ODI25 December 2015 v Zimbabwe
T20I debut (cap 22)3 March 2013 v Scotland
Last T20I5 June 2017 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017Speen Ghar Tigers
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 9 2 18 12
Runs scored 4 16 33 6
Batting average 2.00 5.33 5.50 3.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 3* 14 12 3*
Balls bowled 402 132 800 203
Wickets 8 0 25 8
Bowling average 29.50 – 19.32 30.00
5 wickets in innings 0 – 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 – 0 0
Best bowling 4/17 – 5/15 3/39
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 3/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2019
Hamza Hotak
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Afghanistan
Asian Games
2014 IncheonTeam

Career

Hotak was part of the Afghanistan Under-19 team which took part in the ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. He made one appearance, which came against Papua New Guinea Under-19s.[2] He later made his first-class debut for Afghanistan 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

In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India, but he was not selected for 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
  1. "Amir Hamza Hotak". Afghan Cricket Board. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Hamza Hotak". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  3. "First-Class Matches Played by Hamza Hotak". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  4. Sundar, Nitin (10 February 2012). "Afridi sets up victory against spirited Afghanistan". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  5. "Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, 2018: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  6. "Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft". CricTracker. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  7. "Afghanistan Squads for T20I Bangladesh Series and on-eoff India Test Announced". Afghanistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  8. "Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  9. "Hamza, Nijat in Afghanistan squad for West Indies Test". SportStar. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  10. "Only Test, West Indies tour of India at Lucknow, Nov 27 - Dec 1 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  11. "Shamarh Brooks' maiden ton inflates lead to 90". CricBuzz. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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