Amir Hamza (cricketer)

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Amir Hamza

| country = Afghanistan

| fullname = Amir Hamza Hotak

| nickname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|8|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox

| role = Bowling all-rounder

| family =

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2012–2021

| testdebutdate = 27 November

| testdebutyear = 2019

| testdebutagainst = West Indies

| testcap = 18

| lasttestdate = 14 June

| lasttestyear = 2023

| lasttestagainst = Bangladesh

| odidebutdate = 10 February

| odidebutyear = 2012

| odidebutagainst = Pakistan

| odicap = 25

| lastodidate = 25 December

| lastodiyear = 2015

| lastodiagainst = Zimbabwe

| T20Idebutdate = 3 March

| T20Idebutyear = 2013

| T20Idebutagainst = Scotland

| T20Icap = 22

| lastT20Idate = 19 March

| lastT20Iyear = 2021

| lastT20Iagainst = Zimbabwe

| club1 = Speen Ghar Tigers

| year1 = 2017

| clubnumber1 =

| columns = 4

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 3

| runs1 = 72

| bat avg1 = 36.00

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 34

| deliveries1 = 743

| wickets1 = 16

| bowl avg1 = 21.37

| fivefor1 = 2

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = 6/75

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 31

| runs2 = 23

| bat avg2 = 3.28

| 100s/50s2 = –/–

| top score2 = 7

| deliveries2 = 1,552

| wickets2 = 40

| bowl avg2 = 25.40

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = 4/17

| catches/stumpings2 = 10/–

| column3 = T20I

| matches3 = 33

| runs3 = 40

| bat avg3 = 10.00

| 100s/50s3 = –/–

| top score3 = 21

| deliveries3 = 666

| wickets3 = 30

| bowl avg3 = 25.06

| fivefor3 = –

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = 3/39

| catches/stumpings3 = 1/–

| column4 = FC

| matches4 = 25

| runs4 = 381

| bat avg4 = 11.90

| 100s/50s4 = –/–

| top score4 = 48

| deliveries4 = 6,206

| wickets4 = 142

| bowl avg4 = 18.52

| fivefor4 = 12

| tenfor4 = 2

| best bowling4 = 6/30

| catches/stumpings4 = 15/–

| date = 5 November 2022

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/402245.html Cricinfo

| module = {{Infobox medal templates | titlestyle = background-color: lightsteelblue; | expand=yes

| medals =

{{MedalCountry |{{flag|Afghanistan|2013}} }}

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Amir Hamza Hotak (born 15 August 1991) is an Afghan cricketer who plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team. An all-rounder, Hotak bats right-handed and bowls slow left-arm orthodox.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.af/acb-player-info/8 |title=Amir Hamza Hotak |work=Afghan Cricket Board |accessdate=10 August 2019}}

Career

Hotak was part of the Afghanistan Under-19 team which took part in the 2010 ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. His only appearance in that tournament came against the Papua New Guinea Under-19s.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/455/455855/Youth_One-Day_International_Matches.html|title=Youth One-Day International Matches played by Hamza Hotak|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=3 August 2011|archive-date=25 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025115613/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/455/455855/Youth_One-Day_International_Matches.html|url-status=dead}} He later made his first-class debut against Canada in the 2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/455/455855/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches Played by Hamza Hotak|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=10 August 2011}} Hotak later made his One Day International debut in Afghanistan's first One Day International against a Full Member Test-playing nation, when they played Pakistan at Sharjah in February 2012. Batting at number ten, Hotak was dismissed for a six ball duck by Wahab Riaz in Afghanistan's innings of 195, while in Pakistan's innings he bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 22 runs. Pakistan won the encounter by 7 wickets.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-england-2012/content/current/story/552798.html|title=Afridi sets up victory against spirited Afghanistan|last=Sundar|first=Nitin|date=10 February 2012|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=10 February 2012}}

He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, finishing with 67 dismissals in ten matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12264;type=tournament |title=Alokozay Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, 2018: Most wickets |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=12 May 2018}}

In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/afghanistan-premier-league-2018-all-you-need-to-know-from-the-player-draft/ |title=Afghanistan Premier League 2018 – All you need to know from the player draft |work=CricTracker |date=10 September 2018 |accessdate=10 September 2018}}

=Test cricket=

In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural Test match, played against India, but he was not selected in the final eleven that played the match.{{cite web |url=http://www.cricket.af/acb-news-info/559 |title=Afghanistan Squads for T20I Bangladesh Series and on-eoff India Test Announced |work=Afghanistan Cricket Board |accessdate=29 May 2018 |archive-date=29 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529204559/http://www.cricket.af/acb-news-info/559 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1148128.html |title=Afghanistan pick four spinners for inaugural Test |accessdate=29 May 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo|date=29 May 2018 }} In November 2019, he was again named in Afghanistan's Test squad, this time for the one-off match against the West Indies.{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/afghanistan-announce-test-squad-west-indies-lucknow-rashid-khan-hamza-hotak-nijat-masood/article30076095.ece |title=Hamza, Nijat in Afghanistan squad for West Indies Test |work=SportStar |date=25 November 2019 |accessdate=25 November 2019}} He made his Test debut for Afghanistan, against the West Indies, on 27 November 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1193500.html |title=Only Test, West Indies tour of India at Lucknow, Nov 27 - Dec 1 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=27 November 2019}} In the match, he became the first bowler for Afghanistan to take a five-wicket haul on debut in Tests.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/111037/shamarh-brooks-maiden-ton-inflates-lead-to-90 |title=Shamarh Brooks' maiden ton inflates lead to 90 |work=CricBuzz |date=28 November 2019 |accessdate=28 November 2019}}