Afghanistan Players nowadays are in quite demand in T20 Leagues. Presence of Afghanistan Players in IPL 2023 is not an exception as Afghanistan players in Big Bash League and recently concluded PSL 2023 played important part for their teams.
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Spin bowling departments of many t20 teams now a days have Afghanistan spinners in their contingent which is mainly due to the rapid progress of the side in the shortest format of the game.
Afghanistan Players in Kolkata Knight Riders
Rehmanullah Gurbaz will be in action for Knight Riders IPL 2023. He was retained by the Knight Riders. Gurbaz did not get a game in IPL 2022. However, he is incredibly useful at the top of the order with his quick runs.
Afghanistan Players in Gujarat Titans
The spin twins, Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed will be in action for Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2023. Both the players were retained by the Titans. Rashid Khan picked 19 wickets in IPL 2022 at an average of 22 and was the 2nd highest wicket-taker of Gujarat Titans. If given an opportunity, Noor Ahmed can also prove his talent this year.
Afghanistan Players in Sunrisers Hyderabad
Fazalhaq Farooqi was retained in the Sunrisers Hyderabad team for IPL 2023. He played just 3 games in IPL 2022 and picked a couple of wickets. Fazlhaq has been seen swinging the new ball nicely in white-ball cricket.
Afghanistan Players in Lucknow Super Giants
For a price of 50 Lac (INR), Naveen-ul-Haq became a part of the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2023 Auction. Recently he was seen in action in the HBL PSL 8, where he took wickets for Quetta Gladiators but was on the expensive side when it came to the economy rate.
List of Afghanistan Players in IPL 2023
Four Afghan players in IPL 2023 edition will represent various teams as compared to three during last edition of IPL.
List Of Afghanistan Cricketers in IPL 2023
S.# | Player | IPL Team |
1 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | KKR |
2 | Fazalhaq Farooqi | SRH |
3 | Rashid Khan | GT |
4 | Noor Ahmad | GT |
5 | Naveen-ul-Haq | LSG |