| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gulbudeen Naib | |||
| Born | 16 March 1991 Logar Province, Afghanistan |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | Afghanistan | |||
| Only ODI (cap 24) | 9 August 2011 v Canada | |||
| ODI shirt no. | 11 | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2011/12 | Afghan Cheetahs | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | ODI | LA | T20 | |
| Matches | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
| Runs scored | 0 | 72 | 106 | |
| Batting average | 0.00 | 14.40 | 36.50 | |
| 100s/50s | –/– | –/– | –/1 | |
| Top score | 0 | 43 | 68 | |
| Balls bowled | – | 42 | 60 | |
| Wickets | – | – | 4 | |
| Bowling average | – | – | 21.75 | |
| 5 wickets in innings | – | – | – | |
| 10 wickets in match | – | – | – | |
| Best bowling | – | – | 1/16 | |
| Catches/stumpings | –/– | –/– | 4/– | |
| Source: Cricinfo, 11 December 2011 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Cricket | ||
| Competitor for Afghanistan | ||
| Asian Games | ||
| Silver | 2010 Guangzhou | Team |
Gulbudeen Naib (born 1 January 1988 or 16 March 1991)[n 1] is an Afghan cricketer. Naib is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Logar Province. His name is known in some sources as Gulbadin Naib and Gulbodin Naib.
Naib made his debut for Afghanistan against Japan in the 2008 World Cricket League Division Five, where he made five appearances.[1] He was later part of Afghanistan's squad for the 2010 Asian Games, playing a single match in the games against Hong Kong.[1] Afghanistan won the silver medal in the competition. He made his List A debut for Afghanistan when they became the first side to tour Pakistan since the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team, with Afghanistan playing three unofficial One Day Internationals against Pakistan A, with Naib playing two of the three matches in the series.[2]
He later made his One Day International debut against Canada in the 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day.[3] Later in the tour he made his Twenty20 debut in the 2011 Cricket Canada Summer Festival against Trinidad and Tobago and played in that format against Canada. Later in 2011, Naib played for the newly formed Afghan Cheetahs team in the Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup 2011-12, making three appearances in the competition against Rawalpindi Rams, Faisalabad Wolves and Multan Tigers.[4] He scored his maiden half century during the tournament, scoring 68 from 42 balls against Faisalabad Wolves.[5]
Later in December 2011, his score of 57 runs from 50 balls in the final of the 2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup helped Afghanistan to an 8 run victory over Hong Kong, securing Afghanistan their third ACC Twenty20 Cup title.[6]