Afghanistan Under-19 cricket team

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Captain:	Shir Mohammad Shirzai
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The Afghanistan Under-19 cricket team represents the county of Afghanistan in U-19 international cricket.

Afghanistan finished second in the 2009 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier which was held in Canada. The team gained victories over the Under-19 teams of Sierra Leone, Hong Kong, Vanuatu, the United States, Uganda, the Netherlands, Papua New Guinea. The team lost just two matches to Ireland and Canada. Afghanistan have finished fourth in 2011 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier which gained them qualification to 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

Current squad

The Afghanistan Under-19 squad selected for the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualification which held in Dublin, Ireland^[1]:

• Shir Mohammad Shirzai(Captain)
• Aftab Alam
• Afsar Khan
• Hashmat Shaidi
• Javed Ahmadi
• Yamin Ahmadzai
• Abdul Naseri
• Abdur Mangal
• Mohibullah Paak
• Najibullah Zadran
• Nasir Ahmadzai
• Rahmatullah Sahaq
• Sayed Shirzad
• Younas Ahmadzai

History

The team played in the 2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. Afghanistan have been drawn in Group A, where they played against the U-19 teams of England, Hong Kong and India.

Future

Afghanistan have qualified for 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup and drawn in group along with Pakistan New Zealand and Scotland.

References

• Afghanistan at Cricinfo
• 2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads
• ICC Under-19 World Cup Qualifier, 2012

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