Naveen-ul-Haq Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More 2024

Some Lesser Known Facts About Naveen-ul-Haq

• Naveen-ul-Haq is an Afghanistan cricketer who is understood for getting right into a struggle with former Indian captain Virat Kohli within the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants on 1 May 2023.

• He was born in Kabul after which moved to Pakistan for a while on account of his family situations. He studied there for 5 to 6 years and was not taking part in cricket at the moment.

• He used to observe Indian cricket gamers taking part in on TV which led to his ardour and love for cricket. On the weekends, his dad and mom didn’t permit him to play cricket however he would play tape-ball cricket outdoors his dwelling.

• When he used to play cricket together with his brother, he used to bat and was a wicketkeeper however by no means used to bowl. He didn’t like bowling.

• He began taking part in cricket when he watched Afghanistan qualify for the primary T20 World Cup, which was within the West Indies in 2012. He idolised Hamid Hassan whereas rising up. He impressed him to take up cricket and quick bowling.

• After returning to Afghanistan, he instructed his father that he wished to play cricket and change into an expert cricketer however he didn’t permit him to play. Naveen requested his brother to persuade his father as a result of his father used to hearken to him. He in some way satisfied him after which he joined the National Cricket Academy and his brother stuffed out the registration kinds for him.

• After becoming a member of the academy, he discovered it tough to play with a leather-based ball due to which he tried skipping the observe. He used to inform his coach that he didn’t have correct footwear or he was injured so, his coach moved him to practise with juniors.

• Sometime later, he bought used to the observe and began bowling properly so his coach requested him to bowl together with his seniors.

• One day when he went to observe, there have been trials happening for the under-16 nationwide crew. He was unaware of it and stood within the line of quick bowlers. He bowled three deliveries after which the selector instructed him to not bowl anymore. In an interview, he additional talked about this and stated,
  

  I used to be unhappy as a result of I assumed they didn’t like my bowling. That night they introduced the 50 gamers to come back again and play the trial matches the subsequent day. I used to be in that record. I believe I perhaps solely bought one wicket within the trial video games, however my title was within the squad for the under-16s. I didn’t know what was taking place subsequent or what the squad was going to do.”

• At the age of 11, he flew to Penang to symbolize his nation within the U-16 crew. In the primary match, he was not capable of carry out properly and when he returned he determined to not bowl anymore. For one yr, he used to simply bat. After a while, he realized that if he needed to change into an expert participant, he needed to work on his weak factors. Two years later, he went to the identical match as a bowler and took 15 wickets with simply 69 runs and he was named bowler of the match.

• When he was 15 years outdated, he helped Afghanistan win the ACC Under-19 2014 Premier League. In the match, he took 16 wickets and gave solely 6.5 runs every.
  

  Naveen-ul-Haq on the age of 15

• After this match, he instructed his family that he wanted a while to show himself. He didn’t have a coach, however he employed a private coach and labored out on the health club for 4 hours a day. He went on a strict eating regimen. He labored so arduous as a result of he knew that if he didn’t make it as a cricketer, he must go away the nation to check or work.

• On 25 September 2016, he made his debut in List A match in opposition to Bangladesh at Mirpur.

• In 2017, he gained the ACC Under-19 Youth Asia Cup.
  

  Naveen-ul-Haq receiving the ACC Under-19 Youth Asia Cup

• He made his first-class debut on 7 March 2018 for Kabul Eagles within the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament.

• In September 2018, he was named within the Nangarhar Leopards squad for the primary version of the Afghanistan Premier League match.

• In November 2019, he performed the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League for Sylhet Thunder.

• In July 2020, he was named within the Guyana Amazon Warriors squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.

• In October 2020, he was chosen by the Kandy Tuskers for the inaugural version of the Lanka Premier League.

• In February 2021, he was chosen by the Leicestershire Foxes for the 2021 T20 Blast match in England. He was not chosen for the 2022 season in England.

• In June 2022, within the T20 Vitality Blast, he performed a match in opposition to the Worcestershire Rapids and took his first 5 wickets in Twenty20 cricket. The rating was 5/11 in 4 overs.

• In July 2022, he was chosen by Colombo Stars for the third version of the Lanka Premier League.

• In December 2022, he was purchased by the Lucknow Super Giants within the 2023 Indian Premier League public sale.

• In 2016, he was a part of Afghanistan’s squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

• In December 2016, he was the captain for Afghanistan within the 2016 Under-19 Asia Cup.
  

  Naveen-ul-Haq together with his crew after profitable the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

• On 19 January 2017, he made his Twenty20 debut for Afghanistan in opposition to Namibia within the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge.
  

  Naveen-ul-Haq together with his crew after profitable the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge

• In December 2017, he was chosen because the captain of Afghanistan’s squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
  

  Naveen-ul-Haq in the course of the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup

• In August 2019, he grew to become a part of Afghanistan’s Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2019–20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series.

• In December 2020, he took to Twitter to specific his emotions concerning the recommendation given by Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi. In a match between Kandy Tuskers and Galle Gladiators on the Mahinda Rajapaksha Stadium in Hambantota, Naveen had a struggle with Mohammad Amir within the 18th over of the sport. He was seen talking rudely to Amir when he was batting. After the sport bought over, they shook palms and Shahid Afridi spoke to Naveen and gave him recommendation. Afridi took to Twitter to disclose the recommendation he gave to Naveen and stated,
  

  My advise to the younger participant was easy, play the sport and don’t take pleasure in abusive discuss. I’ve mates in Afghanistan crew and we’ve got very cordial relations. Respect for teammates and opponents is the essential spirit of the sport.”

  After his Tweet, Naveen took to Twitter to answer to Afridi and wrote,

  Always able to take recommendation and provides respect, Cricket is a gentleman’s sport but when somebody says you all are underneath our feet and can keep their then he isn’t solely speaking about me but additionally speaking abt my ppl.”

• In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan’s squad for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

• In 2021, he topped the wicket charts on the Vitality Blast for taking 26 wickets in 14 video games for Leicestershire at an financial system of 8.67.

• In December 2022, he was picked by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs. 50 lakh.

• In 2022, he acquired a Gold Fox cap, as recognition for “consistent outstanding service to the club” by Leicestershire County Cricket Club.
  

  Naveen-ul-Haq receiving the Gold Fox cap by Leicestershire County Cricket Club

• In January 2023, Naveen took to Twitter to announce that he wouldn’t take part within the Big Bash League (BBL) for Sydney Sixers after Cricket Australia introduced that it might abandon the forthcoming sequence in opposition to the Asian crew in March 2023. The choice was made by the CA after the Taliban decided to limit girls’s rights within the nation. After this choice, he tweeted and wrote,
  

  Time to say gained’t be collaborating in huge bash after this till they cease these infantile choices that’s how they went concerning the one off check now ODI when a rustic goes via a lot in place off being supportive you wish to take the one cause of happiness from them #CA.”

• In an interview, he stated that his bowling motion modified due to again points and accidents in 2015-16.