5 Afghanistan players who might be picked in the IPL 2020 auction

3. Qais Ahmad

The 19-year-old Afghan bowler made his T20 debut for Kabul Eagles in the 2017 Shpageeza Cricket League. He made his first-class debut for Speen Ghar Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament and made an instant impact with the ball where he took ten wickets to his name with subtle bowling variations of good line and length.

He was named the man of the match for his performance. He ended up as the leading wicket-taker for Speen Ghar Region in the tournament, accounting for 41 dismissals in eight matches. He was also named in Balkh’s squad in the inaugural edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. He hit the peak performance in the tournament’s final, where he bagged a five-wicket haul and was named the man of the match, with Balkh Legends winning the match by four wickets.

Interestingly, he was also the leading wicket-taker for the team during the tournament, with 15 dismissals in 9 matches. He was named in the squad for the Rajshahi Kings team, after the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.

In February 2019, he was roped in by the Hobart Hurricanes for the rest of the 2018-19 Big Bash League season, as a replacement for injured Tymal Mills. He played three matches and has picked seven wickets to his name, registering his best bowling figures of 3/33. The capped international has set his base price at INR 50 lakhs for the upcoming IPL 2020 auction.