Afghanistan all-rounder Karim Janat became the 10th player from his nation to play in the Indian Premier League after Gujarat Titans handed the 26-year-old his maiden IPL cap today.
The right arm pacer, who bats in the lower middle order as a right handed batsman, was handed his debut in the game against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh stadium in Jaipur on Monday.
He received his maiden cap from compatriot Rashid Khan prior to the match and the bowling all-rounder replaced West Indian Sherfane Rutherford in GT’s playing XI.
Player profile – Karim Janat
Janat carries with him some serious pace as he is known to bowling upwards of 140 kmph. He is also a useful batsman and is known for making handy contributions in the lower middle order.
Janat is the younger brother of former Afghanistan skipper Asghar Afghan, who is now retired.
Sensational debut
The 26-year-old made his debut for his country in 2016 in a T20 international against the UAE in Dubai.
It was a sensational debut for Janat as he bagged the Man of the Match award for his contribution with both the bat and ball.
He scored 25 (24) in the first innings as Afghanistan registered 161/6 in their 20 overs. He then picked up crucial wickets, ending up with figures of 3/31 from his 4 overs as Afghanistan won by 11 runs.
He then made his ODI debut in 2017 against Zimbabwe in the 4th match of the 5-game series. This debut wasn’t as eventful as his T20 one as he ended up wicketless and scored only 9 (33) as Zimbabwe won the rain-curtailed game by 7 wickets.
He made his Test debut in 2023 against Bangladesh.
For Afghanistan, the bowling all-rounder has played 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, and 67 T20is.
In the shortest form of the game, Janat has 4 half centuries to his name in those 67 matches and also has a 5-for, which he picked up against the West Indies on November 16, 2019.
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