Karim Janat

Karim Janat

Karim Janat

Afghanistan Afghanistan

Overview

Full Name Karim Janat
Age 26y 136d
Born Tuesday August 11, 1998, Afghanistan
Batting Style Right Handed
Bowling Style Right-arm medium
Playing Role All Rounder

Teams represented

Afghanistan Under-19 Afghanistan Under-19Afghanistan AfghanistanPrime Bank Cricket Club Prime Bank Cricket ClubSheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi ClubComilla Victorians Comilla VictoriansAfghanistan A Afghanistan ABand-e-Amir Region Band-e-Amir RegionSpeen Ghar Region Speen Ghar RegionBand-e-Amir Dragons Band-e-Amir DragonsBand-e-Amir Dragons Band-e-Amir DragonsBoost Defenders Boost DefendersKabul Eagles Kabul EaglesBangla Tigers Bangla TigersKabul Region Kabul RegionSurrey Jaguars Surrey JaguarsKandahar Knights Kandahar KnightsRajputs RajputsNorthern Warriors Northern WarriorsChitwan Tigers Chitwan TigersColombo Strikers Colombo StrikersDambulla Sixers Dambulla SixersFortune Barishal Fortune BarishalGujarat Titans Gujarat TitansHindukush Strikers Hindukush StrikersMorrisville Samp Army Morrisville Samp ArmyGulf Giants Gulf GiantsSharjah Warriors Sharjah WarriorsCape Town Samp Army Cape Town Samp ArmyJoburg Bangla Tigers Joburg Bangla TigersHambantota Bangla Tigers Hambantota Bangla Tigers

Biography

 Karim Janat, hailing from Kabul, is an Afghan bowling all-rounder. He first gained prominence as part of the Afghanistan squad for the 2016 U-19 World Cup, where his batting skills came to the fore, finishing as the highest run-getter for Afghanistan with 273 runs from six games, including a blistering 156-run knock against Fiji.

The year 2016 continued to get better for Karim, as after returning home from the World Cup, he made his first-class debut later in the year. Despite having no prior experience of playing T20 cricket, he was handed his maiden T20I cap in December against UAE, and he did not disappoint. His all-round performance earned him the 'Player of the Match' award and helped Afghanistan secure a victory over the UAE. This impressive debut marked the beginning of his promising international career.

Karim was rewarded for his exploits at the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Regional One-Day Tournament, where he claimed 12 dismissals to finish as the joint-leading wicket-taker. Consequently, the Afghan selectors picked him for the ODI series against Zimbabwe in February 2017. He soon made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe but struggled, going wicketless and scoring just nine runs off 33 balls in his first outing.
 
Karim continued to grow as a cricketer both in the domestic arena and with the national team. In 2023, he achieved a significant milestone by making his Test debut for Afghanistan. Karim earned his Test cap through a stellar all-round showing in the Ahmad Shah Abdali four-day tournament in 2022, where he amassed 561 runs at an average of 140.25, including two hundreds and four fifties. He also finished as the joint third-highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 18 scalps to his name.
 
It was a dream come true for the all-rounder in 2023 when he made his Test debut against Bangladesh in June. He has since evolved as a cricketer and now has his eyes set on the 2024 T20 World Cup. He will board the plane for the event on the back of a brilliant run at the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup, 2024, where he played a pivotal role in Band-e-Amir Region’s title-winning campaign. Karim was the leading wicket-taker and scored the second most runs for his side, and to top it all off, he produced a match-winning ton in the final of the competition to lead his team to cup glory. Karim will aim to make the most of his red-hot form as Afghanistan rub shoulders with top teams on the biggest stage.

Debut
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh at Dhaka - Wednesday June 14, 2023

Batting

Matches 2
Innings 4
Runs 95
100's - 50's 0 - 0
Sixes - Fours 2 - 9
Average 31.66
Strike Rate 52.19
Highest Score (vs Ireland, 28/02/2024) 41

Bowling

Matches 2
Innings 3
Overs 25
Wickets 0
Economy Rate 4.20
Five-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Ten-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Best Figures (vs Ireland, 28/02/2024) 0/24

Fielding

Catches 0
Stumpings 0
Run Outs 0

Career Runs

54
42
28
14
Runs
Years

Career Wickets

4
3
2
1
Wickets
Years

Biography

sub title

 Karim Janat, hailing from Kabul, is an Afghan bowling all-rounder. He first gained prominence as part of the Afghanistan squad for the 2016 U-19 World Cup, where his batting skills came to the fore, finishing as the highest run-getter for Afghanistan with 273 runs from six games, including a blistering 156-run knock against Fiji.

The year 2016 continued to get better for Karim, as after returning home from the World Cup, he made his first-class debut later in the year. Despite having no prior experience of playing T20 cricket, he was handed his maiden T20I cap in December against UAE, and he did not disappoint. His all-round performance earned him the 'Player of the Match' award and helped Afghanistan secure a victory over the UAE. This impressive debut marked the beginning of his promising international career.

Karim was rewarded for his exploits at the 2017 Ghazi Amanullah Regional One-Day Tournament, where he claimed 12 dismissals to finish as the joint-leading wicket-taker. Consequently, the Afghan selectors picked him for the ODI series against Zimbabwe in February 2017. He soon made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe but struggled, going wicketless and scoring just nine runs off 33 balls in his first outing.
 
Karim continued to grow as a cricketer both in the domestic arena and with the national team. In 2023, he achieved a significant milestone by making his Test debut for Afghanistan. Karim earned his Test cap through a stellar all-round showing in the Ahmad Shah Abdali four-day tournament in 2022, where he amassed 561 runs at an average of 140.25, including two hundreds and four fifties. He also finished as the joint third-highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 18 scalps to his name.
 
It was a dream come true for the all-rounder in 2023 when he made his Test debut against Bangladesh in June. He has since evolved as a cricketer and now has his eyes set on the 2024 T20 World Cup. He will board the plane for the event on the back of a brilliant run at the Qosh Tepa National T20 Cup, 2024, where he played a pivotal role in Band-e-Amir Region’s title-winning campaign. Karim was the leading wicket-taker and scored the second most runs for his side, and to top it all off, he produced a match-winning ton in the final of the competition to lead his team to cup glory. Karim will aim to make the most of his red-hot form as Afghanistan rub shoulders with top teams on the biggest stage.