Bahir ShahBandicoot Ltd2022-12-07T00:32:46+00:00
| Date of Birth | 21/02/2000 |
| Age | 22 |
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Player Status | Available |
| Playing Role | Batter |
| Bowling Style | RA Off Spin |
| Batting Style | RH Top Order Bat |
| Entry Route | International Sportsperson Visa |
| Major Teams | Afghanistan A, Afghanistan U19s, Speen Ghar Region |
** Available for the UK/EU 2023 season **
Bahir Shah is, quite simply, a run scoring machine. An incredible prospect with a domestic record that pits him among the true greats of the game.
At the point of writing (07/12/22), the Afghan boasts the sixth-highest first-class batting average in history (minimum of 40 innings), only behind Donald Bradman (95.14), Vijay Merchant (71.64), and George Headley (69.86).
Shah, who averages 65.20 in his 56 innings to date, has notched up 9 centuries amongst his 2,804 runs to date. Add 2 further centuries (639 runs at 39.93) in List A cricket, and you can see why Shah is destined for the big stage.
He is already on the national radar, having featured for Afghanistan at U19 (2017/18), U23, and A team (2019) level. Making the step up to the full senior side is the next target for the youngster who clearly has a big future in the game.
The right-hander originally burst onto the Afghanistan domestic scene in October 2017, striking 256* on his first-class debut for Speen Ghar Region. He would go on to top the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-Day Tournament run charts that year, hitting 1,096 runs at 121.77 including scores of 111, 116, 104, and a record-breaking 303* - the first Afghan to score a triple century.
A few months later (Jan 2018) and he would average 36 for his country at the ICC Under-19 World Cup, before another dominant first-class tournament (2018/19) hitting 600 runs at 100 with 2 further centuries.
By his standards, his 2019/20 red ball campaign was mediocre, yet he still averaged mid-40s, but he made up for it in the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament (List A), striking 2 hundreds to average 79.
Unfortunately for Shah, COVID struck to prevent any significant cricket in 2020/21 but he returned to domestic cricket in 2021/22 where he continued to shine, hitting 3 half-centuries in 6 first-class innings with an average just shy of 50. He has then backed up with a further 250 runs at 41.66 in 2022/23, with the majority of these runs coming in one incredible innings (182).
The Afghan record-breaker is now seeking further opportunities and has targeted a season in England to continue his development and progression toward full international honours.
There are no overseas stats available for this player.
| Date of Birth | 21/02/2000 |
| Age | 22 |
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Player Status | Available |
| Playing Role | Batter |
| Player Status | Available |
| Bowling Style | RA Off Spin |
| Batting Style | RH Top Order Bat |
| Entry Route | International Sportsperson Visa |
| Major Teams | Afghanistan A, Afghanistan U19s, Speen Ghar Region |
** Available for the UK/EU 2023 season **
Bahir Shah is, quite simply, a run scoring machine. An incredible prospect with a domestic record that pits him among the true greats of the game.
At the point of writing (07/12/22), the Afghan boasts the sixth-highest first-class batting average in history (minimum of 40 innings), only behind Donald Bradman (95.14), Vijay Merchant (71.64), and George Headley (69.86).
Shah, who averages 65.20 in his 56 innings to date, has notched up 9 centuries amongst his 2,804 runs to date. Add 2 further centuries (639 runs at 39.93) in List A cricket, and you can see why Shah is destined for the big stage.
He is already on the national radar, having featured for Afghanistan at U19 (2017/18), U23, and A team (2019) level. Making the step up to the full senior side is the next target for the youngster who clearly has a big future in the game.
The right-hander originally burst onto the Afghanistan domestic scene in October 2017, striking 256* on his first-class debut for Speen Ghar Region. He would go on to top the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-Day Tournament run charts that year, hitting 1,096 runs at 121.77 including scores of 111, 116, 104, and a record-breaking 303* - the first Afghan to score a triple century.
A few months later (Jan 2018) and he would average 36 for his country at the ICC Under-19 World Cup, before another dominant first-class tournament (2018/19) hitting 600 runs at 100 with 2 further centuries.
By his standards, his 2019/20 red ball campaign was mediocre, yet he still averaged mid-40s, but he made up for it in the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament (List A), striking 2 hundreds to average 79.
Unfortunately for Shah, COVID struck to prevent any significant cricket in 2020/21 but he returned to domestic cricket in 2021/22 where he continued to shine, hitting 3 half-centuries in 6 first-class innings with an average just shy of 50. He has then backed up with a further 250 runs at 41.66 in 2022/23, with the majority of these runs coming in one incredible innings (182).
The Afghan record-breaker is now seeking further opportunities and has targeted a season in England to continue his development and progression toward full international honours.
There are no overseas stats available for this player.