| Name | Saleem Safi |
| Date of Birth | 09/09/2002 |
| Age | 21 |
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Player Status | Available |
| Playing Role | Bowler (Seam) |
| Bowling Style | RA Fast Medium |
| Batting Style | RH Lower Order Bat |
| Entry Route (US/CAN) | |
| Major Teams | Afghanistan, Amo Region, Kundaz, Boost Defenders, Faryab |
Saleem Safi (listed as Mohammad Saleem Safi on cricinfo / cricket archive) is a genuine quick making waves in Afghanistan cricket.
The right-arm speedster bowls absolute rockets and this pace saw him fast-tracked to the Afghanistan Test squad early in 2021. Whilst he didn’t feature, he was also picked as a reserve player for the Pakistan series later that year to evidence a debut is not far away. The youngster was finally rewarded with international honours playing 2 ODI's against Bangladesh in July 2023.
His selection came as no surprise. His rise in the game has been swift. Safi broke into domestic cricket making his first-class debut as a 17-year-old in 2019. He bagged 13 wickets at 41.23 that season but went on a wicket-taking spree in the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament taking 15 wickets at 12.93 to win the “Bowler of the Tournament” award.
Roll on the 2019/20 season, and Safi continued to impress, this time racking up 13 wickets at 21.76 including his maiden first-class 5-wicket haul (5-52) in the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-Day Tournament. He would then bag a further 15 poles at 20.60 when cricket resumed post COVID in 2021/22. However, it was his white ball exploits, particularly in the T20 competition (11 wickets at 21.72) that resulted with national selection the following year.
Safi is a serious prospect for Afghanistan and is someone keen to secure Franchise cricket globally moving forward.
* Requires 1 further FC match to qualify for an ISP Visa.
There are no overseas stats available for this player.
| Name | Saleem Safi |
| Date of Birth | 09/09/2002 |
| Age | 21 |
| Nationality | Afghan |
| Player Status | Unavailable |
| Playing Role | Bowler (Seam) |
| Player Status | Unavailable |
| Bowling Style | RA Fast Medium |
| Batting Style | RH Lower Order Bat |
| Entry Route (US/CAN) | |
| Major Teams | Afghanistan, Amo Region, Kundaz, Boost Defenders, Faryab |
Saleem Safi (listed as Mohammad Saleem Safi on cricinfo / cricket archive) is a genuine quick making waves in Afghanistan cricket.
The right-arm speedster bowls absolute rockets and this pace saw him fast-tracked to the Afghanistan Test squad early in 2021. Whilst he didn’t feature, he was also picked as a reserve player for the Pakistan series later that year to evidence a debut is not far away. The youngster was finally rewarded with international honours playing 2 ODI's against Bangladesh in July 2023.
His selection came as no surprise. His rise in the game has been swift. Safi broke into domestic cricket making his first-class debut as a 17-year-old in 2019. He bagged 13 wickets at 41.23 that season but went on a wicket-taking spree in the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament taking 15 wickets at 12.93 to win the “Bowler of the Tournament” award.
Roll on the 2019/20 season, and Safi continued to impress, this time racking up 13 wickets at 21.76 including his maiden first-class 5-wicket haul (5-52) in the Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-Day Tournament. He would then bag a further 15 poles at 20.60 when cricket resumed post COVID in 2021/22. However, it was his white ball exploits, particularly in the T20 competition (11 wickets at 21.72) that resulted with national selection the following year.
Safi is a serious prospect for Afghanistan and is someone keen to secure Franchise cricket globally moving forward.
* Requires 1 further FC match to qualify for an ISP Visa.
There are no overseas stats available for this player.
