Rahmanullah Gurbaz Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More 2024

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Age: 21 Years

Height: 5′ 8″

Religion: Islam

Some Lesser Known Facts About Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Rahmanullah Gurbaz is an Afghanistani cricketer who has performed for Afghanistan within the 2021 and 2022 editions of the T20I World Cup and a number of other different tournaments. He is the primary Afghani cricketer to attain an ODI century on debut. He has performed in lots of T20 leagues the world over.

He used to play soccer throughout his preliminary years; nevertheless, when the previous Afghanistani cricketers Nawroz Mangal and Noor Ali Zadran visited his hometown, the individuals of the world gave them a rousing reception. This impressed Gurbaz, and he wished that he could be handled in the same method at some point, therefore he began to play cricket.

His buddy Qadir Gurbaz supported him to pursue his goals. He began taking part in cricket by taking part in tennis ball cricket in his neighbourhood. He later made a pitch in his discipline the place he practised along with his buddies.

His family didn’t assist him as his father wished him to check laborious; nevertheless, he wished to turn into a cricketer.

He shared an incident from his teenage years in an interview and revealed that he wished to purchase a cricket package; nevertheless, he didn’t have the cash to take action. At that point, his family was constructing their house so he talked to the contractor and made an settlement with him that he would work for him in disguise for the every day wage. Rahmanullah labored for 17-18 days and earned sufficient cash to purchase a cricket package.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (second from proper) tying a turban on his father’s head

When he purchased a cricket package, his brother Saadat seen it and requested him how he obtained the cash to purchase such an costly package. Rahmanullah instructed him about every day wage labour work after which his brother scolded each, him and the contractor.

He as soon as talked concerning the assist of his brothers and buddies in his cricketing journey. He revealed an incident and mentioned that when he was chosen for the Khost Provincial group, he needed to journey to Kabul to play within the Provincial event; nevertheless, he didn’t have a cricket package. When he instructed his brother Saadat about this, he instructed him that he would purchase him one.

Saadat took 4000 Afghani rupees with him; nevertheless, the value of the cricket package was 22,000 Afghani rupees. Saadat took a mortgage and purchased Rahmanullah a cricket package.

Two days earlier than the Provincial Tournament, somebody stole his bat from the cricket package. He instructed his cousin Dawlat Gurbaz about it and knowledgeable him that the value of the bat was 9000 Afghani rupees. Since Dawlat’s month-to-month incomes was round 9000 Afghani rupees, he didn’t have the cash with him; nevertheless, Dawlat purchased Rahmanullah a bat by taking a mortgage from his buddy who labored as an exchequer.

He was excellent at research and even topped the category in sixth and seventh requirements; nevertheless, after that, he began taking part in cricket professionally and studied solely to clear the exams.; he used to bunk courses to play cricket.

He performed for Mis Ainak Region within the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League and the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz practising wicketkeeping

He was a member of the Afghanistan squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In the 2018 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, he emerged because the main run scorer for his group with 117 runs in 4 matches.

He represented Afghanistan Under-23 within the 2018 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup.

He scored his maiden T20I half-century on 20 September 2019 in opposition to Zimbabwe in Chattogram, Bangladesh and scored 61 runs off 47 balls, which included 4 fours and 4 sixes.

He has performed in T20 Leagues all the world over for various groups. He performed for Paktia within the inaugural version of the Afghanistan Premier League in 2018, Khulna Tigers within the 2019-20 Bangladesh Premier League, Barbados Tridents within the 2020 Caribbean Premier League, Multan Sultans within the 2021 Pakistan Super League (PSL), Islamabad United for the 2022 PSL season, and Jaffna Kings for the 2021 and 2022 Lanka Premier League.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz received a Man of the Match award within the Abu Dhabi T10 event

Rahmanullah Gurbaz accepted the Afghanistan Premier League trophy on behalf of the Kabul Eagles

He scored a half-century off 19 balls on his Bangladesh Premier League debut, 43 runs off 24 balls on his T20I debut, and 53 runs off 22 balls on his Lanka Premier League debut.

He scored his maiden ODI century on 21 January 2021 in opposition to Ireland in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) by scoring 127 runs off 127 balls which included 8 fours and 9 sixes, thereby turning into the primary Afghanistani cricketer to attain an ODI century on debut.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz celebrating after scoring ODI century on debut

In the 2021 T20I World Cup held in UAE, he scored 85 runs in 5 matches at a median of 17 and a strike fee of 119.72; his highest rating was 46.

He was acquired by Gujarat Titans for the bottom worth of Rs 50 lakhs within the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) season and was transferred to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for the 2023 IPL season.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz with the IPL Trophy in 2022 when he was within the Gujarat Titans group

On 23 January 2022, he scored 103 runs off 127 balls, which included 6 fours and three sixes, in an ODI match in opposition to the Netherlands in Doha, Qatar.

On 28 February 2022, he scored 106 runs not out in 110 balls, which included 7 fours and 4 sixes, in an ODI match in opposition to Bangladesh in Chattogram, Bangladesh.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz after successful a Man of the Match award for Afghanistan

He has proven his power-hitting functionality on completely different events. He scored 79 runs off 52 balls in opposition to West Indies in Lucknow on 17 November 2019, 87 runs off 45 balls in opposition to Zimbabwe in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and 84 runs off 45 balls in opposition to Sri Lanka in Sharjah, UAE.

In the 2022 T20I World Cup held in Australia, he scored 68 runs in 3 matches at a median of twenty-two.67 and a strike fee of 136; his highest rating was 30.

Although he didn’t get an opportunity to play within the 2022 IPL, he debuted as an opener for KKR within the 2023 IPL season.

He scored his maiden IPL half-century on 6 April 2023 in opposition to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by scoring 57 runs off 44 balls, which included 6 fours and three sixes.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz with KKR teammates Shardul Thakur and Rinku Singh (proper to the left)

On 29 April 2023, he scored 81 runs off 39 balls in opposition to Gujarat Titans at a strike fee of 207.69, which included 5 fours and seven sixes. It was the very best rating by an Afghani cricketer in IPL.

Well deserved, Gurbaz da! 👏#KKRvGT | #AmiKKR | #TATAIPL | @RGurbaz_21 pic.twitter.com/4aeRbi10Jq

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 29, 2023

Rahmanullah Gurbaz revealed in an interview that AB de Villiers is his favorite cricketer, and he watches his movies to find out about his photographs.

He likes to learn books in his leisure time, notably about motivation and communication.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz studying Brian Tracy’s Speak to Win e-book