Gulbadin Naib

Gulbadin Naib
ګلبدين نایب
Gulbadin Naib in 2019
Personal information
Born (1991-06-04) 4 June 1991
Puli Alam, Logar, Republic of Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBatting all-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 24)9 August 2011 v Canada
Last ODI28 February 2025 v Australia
ODI shirt no.14 (previously 11)
T20I debut (cap 15)14 March 2012 v Netherlands
Last T20I14 December 2024 v Zimbabwe
T20I shirt no.14
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12Afghan Cheetahs
2017Boost Defenders
2018–presentBalkh Legends
2019Sylhet Strikers
2024Delhi Capitals
2025Quetta Gladiators
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 89 75 5 136
Runs scored 1,332 945 313 2,389
Batting average 19.88 20.54 52.16 23.89
100s/50s 0/5 0/3 0/3 1/10
Top score 82* 57 88* 100
Balls bowled 2,883 649 460 4,490
Wickets 74 33 14 129
Bowling average 36.16 26.06 23.28 32.05
5 wickets in innings 1 0 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/43 4/20 5/29 6/43
Catches/stumpings 28/– 30/– 6/– 43/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 May 2025
Medal record
Representing  Afghanistan
Men's Cricket
Asian Games
2010 GuangzhouTeam
2014 IncheonTeam
2022 HangzhouTeam

Gulbadin Naib (born 4 June 1991) is an Afghan cricketer. An all-rounder, Naib bats right-handed and bowls right-arm fast-medium. In April 2019, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) named Naib the team's new One Day International (ODI) captain ahead of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, replacing Asghar Afghan. However, following the Cricket World Cup, where Afghanistan lost all of their matches, Rashid Khan was named as the new captain of the Afghanistan cricket team across all three formats. Naib led Afghanistan to the silver medal in the 2022 Asian Games.