T20 World Cup 2026: ‘Hopefully he can continue that form’ - Jonathan Trott backs Gulbadin Naib as Afghanistan’s No.3 option
Trott backs Naib at No.3 for Afghanistan in T20 WC
08 Feb 2026
2 MinGulbadin Naib
Afghanistan
ICC Ranking
#50 All Rounder in T20
Current Series
Full Name
Gulbadin Naib
Nationality
Afghanistan
Other Name
Gulbadin Naib
Role
--
Birth Date
16 Mar 1991 (35y 233d)
Birth Place
--
Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Medium Fast
Teams
ICC Ranking
#50 All Rounder in T20
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 2 | 1 | -- | 19 | 19 | 19.00 | 15 | 126.67 | -- | -- |
| odi | 89 | 78 | 11 | 1332 | 82 | 19.88 | 1767 | 75.38 | -- | 5 |
| t20i | 88 | 75 | 20 | 1084 | 63 | 19.71 | 891 | 121.66 | -- | 4 |
| t20 | 181 | 158 | 40 | 2639 | 91 | 22.36 | 1988 | 132.74 | -- | 13 |
| fc | 5 | 7 | 1 | 313 | 88 | 52.16 | 379 | 82.58 | -- | 3 |
| list a | 141 | 122 | 19 | 2509 | 100 | 24.35 | 2974 | 84.36 | 1 | 11 |
| t10 | 2 | 2 | -- | 52 | 31 | 26.00 | 17 | 305.88 | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 2 | 1 | 1.00 | 12 | -- | 0/12 | -- | 12.00 | -- | -- | -- |
| odi | 89 | 80 | 480.30 | 2676 | 74 | 6/43 | 36.16 | 5.56 | 38.9 | 3 | 1 |
| t20i | 88 | 50 | 116.10 | 925 | 35 | 4/20 | 26.42 | 7.96 | 19.9 | 1 | -- |
| t20 | 181 | 128 | 331.40 | 2812 | 102 | 4/12 | 27.56 | 8.47 | 19.5 | 3 | -- |
| fc | 5 | 7 | 76.40 | 326 | 14 | 5/29 | 23.28 | 4.25 | 32.8 | -- | 2 |
| list a | 141 | 125 | 790.10 | 4348 | 136 | 6/43 | 31.97 | 5.5 | 34.8 | 6 | 1 |
| t10 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 69 | 2 | 1/24 | 34.50 | 34.50 | 6.00 | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| AUS XI vs AFG XI | 17 | 0/25 | 01 Nov 2026 | Mong Kok | t10 |
| AFG XI vs SCO-XI | 51* | 1/17 | 31 Oct 2026 | Mong Kok | t10 |
| OMA XI vs AFG XI | 21 | 1/45 | 31 Oct 2026 | Mong Kok | t10 |
| SA XI vs AFG XI | 31 | 1/24 | 30 Oct 2026 | Mong Kok | t10 |
| AFG vs IND | 10 | - | 15 Sep 2026 | Delhi | t20i |
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