Kandahar Knights is a professional twenty20 cricket team that competes in APL (Afghanistan Premier League). Team was founded in 2018 when first edition of tournament took place. Asghar Afghan was appointed skipper of Kandahar Knights for the inaugural season of APLT20.
England’s Kabir Ali was recruited as the head coach of Kandahar Knights in the competition. Team represents Kandahar city from Southeast region in Afghanistan Premier League.
Kandahar Knights 2018 Team, Squad
Asghar Stanikzai will be leading Kandahar Knights in 2018 Afghanistan Premier League to be played between 5 and 21 October. Brendon McCullum, Paul Sterling, Kevin O’Brien, Sam Billings, Tymal Mills and Taskin Ahmed are the foreign players in the Kandahar squad.
| PLAYER | COUNTRY | ROLE |
| Asghar Afghan Stanikzai | Afghanistan | Batsman |
| Paul Sterling | Ireland | All-Rounder |
| Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | Wicket-Keeper |
| Nasir Jamal | Afghanistan | Batsman |
| Sayed Shirzad | Afghanistan | Bowler |
| Iftikhar Ahmad | Afghanistan | Batsman |
| Najibullah Zadran | Afghanistan | Batsman |
| Waqarullah Ishaq | Afghanistan | Bowler |
| Kevin O’Brien | Ireland | Batsman |
| Karim Janat | Afghanistan | Batsman |
| Sam Billings | England | Wicket-Keeper |
| Karim Sadiq | Afghanistan | Bowler |
| Taskin Ahmed | Bangladesh | Bowler |
| Tymal Mills | England | Bowler |
| Waqar Salamkheil | Afghanistan | Batsman |
| Abdul Baqi | Afghanistan | Batsman |
| Waheedullah Shafaq | Afghanistan | Batsman |
| Mohammad Naveed | UAE | Bowler |
| Amir Hamza | Afghanistan | Bowler |
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