Who is Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar? Know the Youngest Player in the IPL Auction

Allah
Mohammad
Ghazanfar
is
a
15-year-old
Afghanistan
player,
who
has
made
it
to
the
auction
list,
thus
becoming
the
youngest
player
to
go
under
the
hammer
in
this
auction.

IPL
has
been
the
breeding
ground
of
many
talents
throughout
the
years.
Unknown
talents
have
blossomed
and
have
made
their
name
through
the
platform.
IPL’s
popularity
and
vast
reach
can
inspire
any
youngster
to
showcase
their
talent
to
the
global
audience
and
991
players
registered
their
name
for
this
edition
of
the
auction,
of
which
405
were
selected
in
the
final
list.
And
Ghaznafar
is
the
youngest
player
to
make
it.

Who
is
Allah
Mohammad
Ghazanfar?

Allah
Mohammad
Ghazanfar
is
a
15-year-old
Afghanistan
cricketer.
He
has
been
placed
in
the
20
Lakh
base
price
bracket
and
is
the
youngest
player
to
go
under
the
hammer
this
year.

Ghaznafar
hails
from
Afghanistan’s
Zurmat
district.
He
started
his
career
as
a
fast
bowler
but
now
known
for
his
off-spin.
The
youngster
has
made
a
name
for
himself
in
the
local
cricket
in
Afghanistan
and
is
regarded
as
a
future
prospect
for
them.

Allah
Mohammad
Ghazanfar
is
a
15-year-old
right-arm
off-spinner
from
Afghanistan,
who
has
registered
for
the

#IPLAuction
in
Kochi.
Ghazanfar,
who
is
the
youngest
player
in
the
pool,
calls

@ashwinravi99
his
inspiration.

✍️

@ShayanAcharya
➡️

https://t.co/fi8HyB9PE7#IPL2023
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—
Sportstar
(@sportstarweb)

December
13,
2022

“I
started
with
tennis
ball
cricket
and
would
play
in
my
neighborhood,
but
under
the
guidance
of
my
coach,
I
started
bowling
spin,
and
soon,
I
developed
an
action,
and
there
hasn’t
been
any
looking
back
since,”
he
said
while
speaking
to

Sportstar
recently.

Career
so
Far:

Allah
Mohammad
has
trained
with
the
Afghanistan
national
under-19
team.
He
has
previously
played
for
the
Rawalpindi
Raiders
in
the
Pakistan
Junior
League.
He
also
represented
Mis
Ainak
Knights
in
the
Shpageeza
Cricket
League
in
Afghanistan.
He
claimed
five
in
his
first
three
matches
including
a
4/15
in
his
second
match
against
Hindkush
Stars.

“I
love
challenging
the
batters
with
my
spin,
and
the
experience
of
playing
in
the
Shpageeza
League
has
been
immensely
valuable,”
the
15-year-old
told
Sportstar.
He
also
idolizes
Indian
off-spinner
Ravichandran
Ashwin.

Ghazanar
on
IPL
Dream:

“The
IPL
will
help
me
improve
my
game
as
I
would
be
able
to
learn
quite
a
few
things
from
the
Indian
and
overseas
players,
and
I
am
really
looking
forward
to
the
experience.
I
hope
to
get
picked
by
a
franchise,”
he
said.

Ghazanfar,
who
understands
Hindi
but
hasn’t
yet
adopted
the
language
while
speaking,
will
be
hoping
to
have
a
lifetime
experience
if
he
gets
picked
by
any
team
in
the
IPL.

Rashid
Khan,
Mohammad
Nabi,
Mujeeb
Ur
Rahman
are
some
of
the
notable
Afghan
players
who
have
played
in
the
IPL
so
far.

JioCinema
expert
Suresh
Raina
recently
spoke
highly
on
the
Afghan
starlet.

“Watch
out
for
Allah
Mohammad.
At
6ft
2inches
and
15
years
old,
he
is
an
off
spinner
with
a
big
heart.
A
lot
of
talent
coming
from
Afghanistan,”
he
said.