Taj Malik

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Taj Malik
Personal information
Born (1975-01-01) 1 January 1975 (age 49)
Nangrahar, Afghanistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-break
RoleBatsman
Source: Cricinfo, 8 April 2012

Taj Malik (Pashto: تاج ملک; born 1975) is an Afghan former cricketer and coach.[1] 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,[2] and was their first national coach.[3] He was also chairman of the Afghanistan National Cricket Academy, leading its domestic competitions, and General Secretary of the Afghanistan Cricket Federation.[4]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "The man who gave Afghanistan their mojo". ESPNcricinfo.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Knott, Leslie (April 8, 2009). "Fifteen months across the world with Afghanistan". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Afghanistan Cricket Federation Annual General Meeting". CricInfo. ESPN. June 29, 2003. Retrieved 8 April 2012.

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