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Shafiqullah Shafiq is a right-hand batsman who also occasionally keeps wickets for the team. He made his List A debut against Denmark in 2009 in the World Cup Qualifier. He represented Afghanistan in 5 List-A matches during the tournament.

Shafiq's ODI debut came in the same year during their 2009 tour of the Netherlands. His second ODI came against Canada in February 2010. He has played only 2 ODI games so far however, he has registered better performances in the T20s.

In November 2009, he was a part of the squad in the 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup, during which he played 5 matches. He also played the final against UAE, a game that Afghanistan won by 8 wickets. His international T20 debut came against Ireland during the Quadrangular Twenty20 Series in Sri Lanka in February 2010. Shafiq has been a part of the ICC World T20s since 2010, however has not played too many matches.

Shafiq's best T20I performance to date, came against Hong Kong in March 2014 in the World T20, in which he scored a brilliant 51 off just 24 balls helping Afghanistan to a 7-wicket win over the opposition.

By Sonali Dhulap

As of April 2014