While he was not a part of the Test squad initially, his recent heroics made the Afghanistan board included him as a late addition
Mumbai Indians (MI) new recruit at last month’s Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) auction, Afghanistan spin sensation Allah Ghazanfar is now set to make his Test debut. While he was not a part of the two-match Test squad initially, Ghazanfar’s recent heroics made the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) add him just a day prior to the start of the red-ball series. The news was confirmed via an official post on ACB’s handle on X (formerly Twitter).
Bought by MI for INR 4.8 crores, Allah Ghazanfar recently entered the record books for becoming only the third bowler in history to take more than one fifer in ODIs before turning 19. While his second fifer was against Zimbabwe in the ODI leg, he had taken his first one against Bangladesh only last month.
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Allah Ghazanfar can turn out to be an asset for Mumbai Indians
Although the 18-year-old spinner is a relatively unknown commodity, MI’s willingness to spend the big bucks definitely shows promise.
The young cricketer began his ODI career for Afghanistan in March this year against Ireland and since then, he has managed to impress. Ghazanfar boasts solid credentials, picking up 21 scalps in 11 ODI games at a stellar 13.57 average. His economy rate is also just 4.05.
In the recent series with Zimbabwe, Ghazanfar took a total of nine wickets from three matches at an impressive average of 5.22 and an economy rate of 2.96.
Also, he owns 25 scalps in List A cricket from 15 matches.
Earlier, Allah Ghazanfar also played a pivotal role in Afghanistan’s success at the Emerging Teams Asia Cup, taking six wickets across four matches.
Coupled with his ability to hit a few beyond the boundary rope easily, Allah Ghazanfar has all the promise to turn into an asset for MI in the future.
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