Mohammad Nabi

Profile details

FULL NAME

Mohammad Nabi

PLAYING ROLE

All-rounder

TEAMS

Sharjah Warriorz

The all-rounder who has done it all

Nabi's record is the record of Afghan cricket itself. He played in Afghanistan's first ODI in 2009, captained the side, and has been a fixture of the national team for 17 years — through the rise from Division Five to Test status, through World Cups, and through the IPL, the BBL, the CPL and the PSL. He bowls off-spin with a quick arm and a flat trajectory, and he bats with the power of a man who has hit sixes in every league in the world.

• Role: All-rounder
• Team: Sharjah Warriorz
• Batting: Right-handed
• Bowling: Right-arm off break
• Born: 1 January 1985, Logar, Afghanistan

For the Warriorz he is the senior all-rounder who holds the middle together. He can bat anywhere from three to seven, bowl four overs in any phase, and field in the ring. At 41 he is the oldest player in the squad — and still one of the most valuable.

From Logar to the world

Nabi comes from Logar in Afghanistan and learned his cricket in Peshawar's refugee camps before breaking into the national side. He has played in the IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians, in the BBL for Melbourne Renegades, and in the ILT20 before — and he remains Afghanistan's most capped T20I player.

His longevity is the point. All-rounders who can still win games at 41 are vanishingly rare, and Nabi does it by being smarter than the opposition: he knows his game, he knows the conditions, and he knows exactly what his team needs from him on any given night.

The Sharjah Warriorz around him

Nabi is the senior pro: the godfather of Afghan cricket, a former Afghanistan captain, and one of the most experienced T20 all-rounders in the world.

He played in Afghanistan's first ODI in 2009, learned his cricket in Peshawar's refugee camps, and has been a fixture of the national team for 17 years. He has played in the IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians, and his off-breaks and middle-order runs still win games for his country and his franchises.

What’s next

Three league games to start the season for Sharjah Warriorz, then the run to the playoffs. The full list of every ILT20 fixture is on the ILT20 Schedule page.

• Match 2 — Sharjah Warriorz vs Gulf Giants: Sunday 22 November 2026, afternoon session, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah.
• Match 4 — Sharjah Warriorz vs Desert Vipers: Monday 23 November 2026, evening session, Sharjah.
• Match 8 — Sharjah Warriorz vs Dubai Capitals: Friday 27 November 2026, evening session, Sharjah.

Qualifier 1 on Tuesday 16 December, the Eliminator on Wednesday 17 December, Qualifier 2 on Friday 18 December in Sharjah, and the final on Sunday 20 December in Dubai.

Follow every ILT20 result as it happens on SialTV, with the points table updated after every match day.