Taj Malik

Taj Malik
Personal information
Born (1975-01-01) 1 January 1975
Nangrahar, Afghanistan
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm leg-break
Role Batsman
Source: Cricinfo, 8 April 2012

Taj Malik (Pashto: تاج ملک; born 1975) is an Afghan cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler who played for Afghanistan. He is credited as one of the most influential persons in Afghan cricket,[1] and was their first national coach.[2] He was also chairman of the Afghanistan National Cricket Academy, leading its domestic competitions, and General Secretary of the Afghanistan Cricket Federation.[3]

He was featured in Out of the Ashes, a documentary of the Afghanistan national cricket team's qualification for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.

References

  1. Berry, Scyld (22 March 2012). "Afghanistan cricketers on the fast-track to Test status after World Twenty20 success in Dubai". Telegraph Cricket. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved April 6, 2012.
  2. Knott, Leslie (April 8, 2009). "Fifteen months across the world with Afghanistan". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  3. "Afghanistan Cricket Federation Annual General Meeting". CricInfo. ESPN. June 29, 2003. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
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