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Mujeeb ur Rahman out of IPL
Opportunity for 16 year old young mystery spinner
New Delhi. Maybe this is called luck. He entered the IPL auction 2024 as the youngest player but did not find any buyer. But now he has got a call from IPL. This young mystery spinner from Afghanistan has been included by Kolkata Knight Riders as a replacement for Mujeeb Ur Rahman. The name of this young spinner is Allah Ghazanfar, who is only 16 years old. Ghazanfar, who entered the auction at the age of 15, will also now be seen playing in the IPL.
Afghanistan leg spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman has been ruled out of the entire IPL 2024 due to a hand injury. In his place, KKR has added right-arm off-spinner Allah Ghazanfar for the base price of Rs 20 lakh. Ghazanfar is inspired by India’s experienced off-spinner R Ashwin. This young man from Afghanistan had recently said in an interview that Ashwin is India’s champion spinner and he likes Ashwin’s variations. Ghazanfar said that he has always considered Ashwin as his inspiration.
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Took 8 wickets in Under 19 Cup
Allah Ghazanfar, resident of Jurmat district of Paktia, is a 6 feet 2 inches tall bowler. Ghazanfar’s height is usually that of fast bowlers but he prepared himself as a spinner under the supervision of former Afghanistan captain Daulat Ahmadzai. Ghazanfar has played for Afghanistan in the Under-19 World Cup 2024, which was recently held in South Africa. He had scored 52 runs in 4 innings while being second in the list of bowlers who took the most wickets for his team. He had taken 8 wickets.
Started with tennis ball
Allah Ghazanfar made his international debut last month against Ireland. He has played 2 One Day International matches so far. Ghazanfar started his cricket career with tennis ball. Ghazanfar has made a name for himself in the local cricket of Afghanistan. He is being identified as a mystery bowler. This young man has many arrows in his quiver which he is using as his strong weapon.
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Tags: IPL, kkr, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mujeeb Ur Rahman
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 29, 2024, 08:20 IST