Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s Story Is Like MS Dhoni

ICC ODI World Cup 2023: The story of Rahmanullah Gurbaz is like MS Dhoni of Afghanistan. Made debut for Afghanistan in the World Cup. The match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh is being played on Saturday in the Cricket World Cup 2023 being played in India.

There are many young players in this match who are playing the World Cup for the first time. One of these names is that of Afghanistan’s wicketkeeper-batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz, who has impressed everyone with his batting in the last few years.

Big Fan Of Dhoni, Started His Career Like Him:-

The city of Khost in south-eastern Afghanistan is more than 1800 kilometers from Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, India. However, the stories of the favorite sons of both cities are close.

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Like MS Dhoni, Rahmanullah Gurbaz loved football, playing goalkeeper in friendly street games.

Like his cricket idol, keeping batting became Gurbaz’s passion once he came into contact with the game. Apart from his story, his batting style is also similar to Dhoni’s.

Father Wanted Son To Become A Doctor:-

Gurbaz’s father, who was a school principal, did not like his son playing cricket for a long time, preferring instead to become a doctor.

His elder brother also wanted Gurbaz to complete school but coach Zadran had recognized the talent of the young batsman at the age of 13 and he supported Gurbaz. After years, when Gurbaz has become a successful cricketer, his father is very happy with it.

The Such is Gurbaz’s ODI Career:-

Gurbaz made his international debut for Afghanistan against Zimbabwe in Mirpur on 14 September 2019. Two years later, he made his ODI debut against Ireland, scoring 127 runs.

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With this feat, he became the first Afghanistan batsman to score a century on his ODI debut. Gurbaz has played 26 ODIs so far and scored 928 runs with an average of 41.57 and a highest score of 127.