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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{short description|Afghan cricketer (born 1991)}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Gulbadin Naib&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;{{Efn|{{langx|ps|ګلبدین نایب}}; {{langx|prs|گلبدین نایب}}}} (born 4 June 1991) is an Afghan cricketer. An all-rounder, Naib bats right-handed and bowls right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]].&lt;br /&gt;
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In April 2019, the [[Afghanistan Cricket Board]] (ACB) named Naib the team&amp;#039;s new [[One Day International]] (ODI) captain ahead of the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]], replacing [[Asghar Afghan]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1169014 |title=Asghar Afghan removed as Afghanistan announce split captaincy |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=5 April 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26445623/rahmat-rashid-given-leadership-roles-afghanistan-revamp |title=Rahmat, Rashid given leadership roles in Afghanistan revamp |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=5 April 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; However, following the Cricket World Cup, where Afghanistan lost all of their matches, [[Rashid Khan]] was named as the new captain of the Afghanistan cricket team across all three formats.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27174179/rashid-captain-afghanistan-formats-asghar-appointed-deputy |title=Rashid to captain Afghanistan across formats, Asghar appointed his deputy |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=12 July 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Naib led Afghanistan to the silver medal in the [[2022 Asian Games]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early life and career==&lt;br /&gt;
Naib was born in [[Puli Alam]] in the [[Logar Province]] of [[Afghanistan]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[https://m.cricbuzz.com/profiles/8030/gulbadin-naib Gulbadin Naib Profile.] &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Cricbuzz.com&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;NEWS&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20/9160629/Afghanistan-cricketers-on-the-fast-track-to-Test-status-after-World-Twenty20-success-in-Dubai.html|title=Afghanistan cricketers on the fast-track to Test status after World Twenty20 success in Dubai|last=Berry|first=Scyld|date=22 March 2012|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London|access-date=26 August 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He made his debut for [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] against [[Japan national cricket team|Japan]] in the [[2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five|2008 World Cricket League Division Five]], where he made five appearances.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;OM&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/94/94976/Other_matches.html|title=Other matches played by Gulbudeen Naib|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=3 August 2011|archive-date=25 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025115757/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/94/94976/Other_matches.html|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He took part in the documentary &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Out of the Ashes (2010 film)|Out of the Ashes]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; which followed the team&amp;#039;s preparation for the tournament and their lives back in Afghanistan; Naib is shown [[body building]] in a [[Kabul]] gym and stating [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] to be one of his inspirations.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;NEWS&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Two years after the filming of the documentary, following which Naib lost his place in the Afghan team, he was selected as part of Afghanistan&amp;#039;s squad for the [[Cricket at the 2010 Asian Games|2010 Asian Games]], playing a single match against [[Hong Kong national cricket team|Hong Kong]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;OM&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Afghanistan won the [[silver medal]] in the competition. He made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut for [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]] when they became the first team to tour [[Pakistan]] since the [[2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team]]. Naib played in two of the three unofficial [[One Day International]]s (ODIs) against [[Pakistan A cricket team|Pakistan A]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/94/94976/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Gulbudeen Naib|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=3 August 2011}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==International career==&lt;br /&gt;
Naib made his [[One Day International]] debut against [[Canada national cricket team|Canada]] in the [[2011–2013 ICC World Cricket League Championship|2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ODI&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/94/94976/One-Day_International_Matches.html|title=One-Day International Matches played by Gulbudeen Naib|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=10 August 2011|archive-date=9 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109002946/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/94/94976/One-Day_International_Matches.html|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Later in the tour, he made his [[Twenty20]] debut against [[Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]] in the [[2011 Cricket Canada Summer Festival|Cricket Canada Summer Festival]], making a further appearance during that tournament, against Canada. Later in 2011, he played for the newly formed [[Afghan Cheetahs]] team in the [[2011–12 National T20 Cup|Faysal Bank Twenty-20 Cup 2011-12]], making three appearances in the competition against [[Rawalpindi Rams]], [[Faisalabad Wolves]] and [[Multan Tigers]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;T20M&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/94/94976/Twenty20_Matches.html|title=Twenty20 Matches Played by Gulbudeen Naib|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=30 September 2011}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He scored his maiden Twenty20 [[Glossary of cricket terms|half century]] during the tournament, scoring 68 from 42 balls against Faisalabad Wolves.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/353/353167.html|title=Afghan Cheetas v Faisalabad Wolves, 2011/12 Faysal Bank T-20 Cup|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=30 September 2011}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; 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 national cricket team|Hong Kong]], securing Afghanistan their third ACC Twenty20 Cup title.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/390/390994.html|title=Ireland v Afghanistan, 2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 August 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES4/articles/000027/002767.shtml|title=Afghanistan win ACC Twenty20 again|last=Nixon|first=Andrew|date=11 December 2011|publisher=cricketeurope4.net|access-date=26 August 2012|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091852/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES4/articles/000027/002767.shtml|url-status=dead}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Naib later featured in Afghanistan&amp;#039;s first One Day International against a [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full Members|Full Member Test-playing nation]] when they played [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] at [[Sharjah Cricket Stadium|Sharjah]] in February 2012. Naib scored 7 runs in the match, before becoming one of [[Shahid Afridi]]&amp;#039;s [[five wicket haul|five wickets]]. Pakistan won the encounter by 7 wickets.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{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|access-date=10 February 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was selected as part of Afghanistan&amp;#039;s fourteen man squad for the [[2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier]] held in the [[United Arab Emirates]] in March 2012.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;cricketeurope1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES5/articles/000003/000394.shtml |title=Squads for World Twenty20 Qualifier |publisher=Cricketeurope4.net |date=18 February 2012 |access-date=26 August 2012 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194550/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES5/articles/000003/000394.shtml |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During this tournament, Naib made his [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) debut against the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]], and made two further T20I appearances,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/94/94976/International_Twenty20_Matches.html|title=International Twenty20 Matches played by Gulbadeen Naib|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 August 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; as well as subsequently playing a further six Twenty20 matches against nations in the qualifier who themselves did not hold Twenty20 International status.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;T20M&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; He scored 86 runs in the qualifier, at an average of 13.50, with a high score of 26 [[not out]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/94/94976/tt_Batting_by_Season.html|title=Twenty20 Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Gulbadeen Naib|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 August 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Shortly after the tournament, he featured in two ODIs against the Netherlands in the World Cricket League Championship.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ODI&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2012, Naib was a member of Afghanistan&amp;#039;s squad for [[Afghan cricket team in Ireland in 2012|their tour of Ireland]] as part of their Intercontinental Cup commitments.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/events_and_awards/intercontinental_cup/newsdetails.php?newsId=20689_1340643900 |title=Squads announced for fourth round of Pepsi ICC WCL Championship and I Cup |publisher=[[International Cricket Council]] |date=25 June 2012 |access-date=26 August 2012 }}{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He played in both of the team&amp;#039;s World Cricket League Championship ODIs against [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ODI&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; Although the first match was abandoned due to rain, in the second match he claimed his maiden ODI wicket when he dismissed [[Niall O&amp;#039;Brien (cricketer)|Niall O&amp;#039;Brien]], and scored 19 runs from 23 balls before being dismissed by [[George Dockrell]], Ireland winning the match by 59 runs.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/434/434824.html|title=Ireland v Afghanistan, 2011–13 ICC World Cricket League Championship|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 August 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He also made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut during the tour in the [[2011–2013 ICC Intercontinental Cup|Intercontinental Cup]] fixture,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;FCM&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/94/94976/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Gulbadeen Naib|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 August 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; which saw Naib dismissed for 13 runs in his only innings of the match by [[Alex Cusack]], while in Ireland&amp;#039;s first-innings he took the wicket of [[Andrew Balbirnie]] to finish with figures of one for 33 from six overs.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/434/434822.html|title=Ireland v Afghanistan, 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 August 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In August 2012, Naib featured in Afghanistan&amp;#039;s second ODI against a full-member when they played [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] at Sharjah.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ODI&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; In Australia&amp;#039;s first-innings of 272/8, he bowled two overs which conceded 18 runs, and during the innings he [[run out|ran out]] [[David Hussey]]. In Afghanistan&amp;#039;s chase, he scored a quickfire 22 from 17 balls, which included three sixes, before he was dismissed by [[James Pattinson]], Australia winning by 66 runs.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/451/451023.html|title=Afghanistan v Australia, 2012|publisher=CricketArchive|access-date=26 August 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During the match, Naib was named in Afghanistan&amp;#039;s squad for the [[2012 World Twenty20|World Twenty20]] in Sri Lanka in September 2012. He scored 44 against England, and was the only Afghan batsman to pass double figures as the English won by 119 runs.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2012/content/story/579364.html|title=Hamid Hassan returns for Afghanistan|date=25 August 2012|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=26 August 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In April 2019, he was named as the captain of [[2019 Cricket World Cup squads#Afghanistan|Afghanistan&amp;#039;s squad]] for the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1181690.html |title=Hamid Hassan picked in Afghanistan&amp;#039;s World Cup squad; Naib to captain |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=22 April 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1194077 |title=Asghar Afghan included in Gulbadin Naib-led World Cup squad |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=22 April 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In May, just ahead of the World Cup, in the [[Afghan cricket team in Ireland in 2019|second ODI against Ireland]], Naib took six wickets for 43 runs. It was his first [[five-wicket haul]] and the third-best figures by a bowler for Afghanistan in ODIs.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19064/report/1168516/ireland-vs-afghanistan-2nd-odi-afg-in-ireland-2019 |title=Shahzad ton as Afghanistan tune up for World Cup with series-levelling victory |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 May 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; On 24 June 2019, in the match against [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]], Naib played in his 100th international match for Afghanistan.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/icc-world-cup-2019-match-31-bangladesh-vs-afghanistan-statistical-preview/ |title=ICC World Cup 2019: Match 31, Bangladesh vs Afghanistan – Statistical Preview |work=Crictracker |access-date=24 June 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In the same match, he also scored his 1,000th run in ODI cricket.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/afghanistan-vs-bangladesh-live-cricket-score-and-updates-afg-vs-ban-match-31-live-score-shakib-al-hasan-derails-afghanistan-chase-with-four-wickets-860920 |title=Afghanistan vs Bangladesh live cricket score and updates, AFG vs BAN Match 31 |work=Cricket Country |access-date=24 June 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan&amp;#039;s squad for the [[2021 Men&amp;#039;s T20 World Cup|2021 ICC Men&amp;#039;s T20 World Cup]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/118972/rashid-khan-steps-down-as-afghanistan-captain-over-team-selection |title=Rashid Khan steps down as Afghanistan captain over team selection|work=Cricbuzz |access-date=9 September 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In May 2024, he was named in Afghanistan&amp;#039;s squad for the [[2024 Men&amp;#039;s T20 World Cup|2024 ICC Men&amp;#039;s T20 World Cup]] tournament.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Afghanistan&amp;#039;s squad for the ICC Men&amp;#039;s T20I World Cup |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/afghanistan-squad-icc-mens-t20i-world-cup-2024 |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During Super 8 match against Australia during the 2024 ICC Men&amp;#039;s T20 World Cup, Naib came in as eighth bowling option for Afghanistan and registered his career best bowling performance by picking 4 wickets conceding only 20 runs in his four over spell to propel Afghanistan to secure a historic win over the Australian team in international cricket.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=2024-06-23 |title=Going beyond boundaries: Gulbadin Naib |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricket-videos/going-beyond-boundaries-gulbadin-naib-1440436 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=2024-06-23 |title=Afghanistan get the Naib flex in a World Cup win for the ages |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/130833/afghanistan-get-the-naib-flex-in-a-world-cup-win-for-the-ages |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=Cricbuzz |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Stats - Afghanistan&amp;#039;s maiden win against Australia in any format |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2024-afghanistan-s-maiden-win-against-australia-1440417 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=How Gulbadin Naib&amp;#039;s four-for took down Australia for historic win |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2024-how-naib-s-four-for-scripted-afghanistan-s-win-over-australia-1440411 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He also went onto become the first bowler in either Men&amp;#039;s T20 World Cup or Men&amp;#039;s ODI World Cup history to take four wickets in a World Cup innings after coming in as the 8th bowling option.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=icc |date=2024-06-23 |title=&amp;#039;Our journey starts now&amp;#039;: Afghanistan&amp;#039;s instant vow to continue freakish cricketing rise |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/our-journey-starts-now-afghanistan-s-instant-vow-to-continue-freakish-cricketing-rise |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=www.icc-cricket.com |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==T20 franchise career==&lt;br /&gt;
In September 2018, Naib was named in Balkh&amp;#039;s squad in the [[Afghanistan Premier League|first edition]] of the [[Afghanistan Premier League]] tournament.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{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 |access-date=10 September 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The following month, he was named in the squad for the [[Sylhet Strikers|Sylhet Sixers]] team, following the draft for the [[2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2018/10/29/full-players-list-of-the-teams-following-players-draft-of-bpl-t20-2018-19/ |title=Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19 |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board |access-date=29 October 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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		<author><name>Siddhant Babu Gamers</name></author>
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