Naveen-ul-Haq Murid is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in September 2016. In December 2022, he bought Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League auction in 2023.
Born -23 September 1999
Age -23 years old
Birthplace -Kabul, Afghanistan
Height -1.86m
Position – Cricket Bowlers
Bowling – Right-arm medium Fast
Religious – Islam
Debut
Naveen ul Haq made his debut for the Afghanistan cricket team in September 2016. Since then, he has been a regular member of the team, impressing everyone with his skills and talent. In February 2021, he was acquired by the Leicestershire Foxes in preparation for the English T20 Blast competition.
Family
- Family Background: Naveen Ul Haq father, Ul Haq, is a retired government officer, while his mother, Farhat Ul Haq, is a housewife.
Personal Life
Naveen ul Haq was born and brought comes from a humble background and has worked hard to make a name for himself in the world of cricket up in Afghanistan. However, not much is known about his personal life.
Cricket Career
Domestic
Naveen made his senior debut for the Kabul region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdal 4-Day Tournament on 7 March 2018. In September 2018, Naveen Nangarhar’s team was named in the first round of the Afghanistan Premier League.
In November 2019, he was selected to play for Sylhet Thunder in the Bangladesh Premier League for the 2019–20 season. In July 2020, he was selected for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League squad of the Guyana Amazon Warriors. In October 2020, Kandy Tuskers selected him as the inaugural edition of the Lankan Premier League.
In February 2021, Leicestershire Foxes signed Naveen ahead of the 2021 T20 Blast tournament in England. In October 2021, Leicestershire parted ways with him for the summer of 2022 in England. In a T20 Blast match against Worcestershire Rapids in June 2022, he took 5/11 from his four overs with his first five wickets in Twenty20 cricket. The following month, Colombo Stars signed for the third edition of the Lankan Premier League.
In December 2022, he bought Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League auction in 2023.
International
Naveen made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Afghanistan against Bangladesh on 25 September 2016. Before his ODI debut, he was part of the Afghanistan squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
In December 2016, he captained Afghanistan at the 2016 U-19 Asian Cup. Naveen made his Twenty20 (T20) debut for Afghanistan against Namibia on 19 January 2017 in the Desert T20 Challenge 2017. In December 2017, Naveen was named as the captain of the Afghanistan team for the 2018 U-19 Cricket World Cup.
In August 2019, Naveen was named in Afghanistan’s Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2019–20 Tri-Nation series against Bangladesh. He made his T20I debut in Afghanistan against Bangladesh on 21 September 2019.
In September 2021, he was selected in the Afghanistan squad for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Net Worth
Naveen Ul Haq is a professional cricketer from Afghanistan with an estimated net worth of $3 million. He has achieved many milestones throughout his career, which has helped him accumulate this wealth
Earning
Naveen Ul Haq has earned a considerable amount of money through his professional cricket career. He has represented Afghanistan in various tournaments and has been acquired by several international teams. In addition to his salary, he also earns money through brand endorsements and sponsorships.
Achievement
Naveen Ul Haq achieved his maiden five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket with 5/11 from his four overs in the T20 Blast encounter against the Worcestershire Rapids in June 2022.
The following month, he was acquired by the Colombo Stars for the third season of the Lanka Premier League. In December 2022, during the 2023 Indian Premier League auction, he was acquired by the Lucknow Super Giants.
He has already taken 167 wickets from 136 domestic T20 matches at an impressive average of 22.88 and a more than acceptable economy rate of 8.01, with three 4-wicket hauls and the best of 5/11.
Latest controversy
On Monday, May 1, the duo were involved in a heated exchange after the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 match between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Even though Kohli was fined 100 percent of his match fees, Naveen copped a fine of 50 percent of his fees.
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