IT A SMART MOVE: Rahmanullah Gurbaz signs with Guyana Amazon Warriors for CPL 2024. just…….
Afghanistan’s opening batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been signed by the Guyana Amazon Warriors for the 2024 Caribbean Premier League. The team will once again be captained by wrist-spinner Imran Tahir, who led them to their first title in the previous season.
Gurbaz, who previously played for the Warriors in 2022, will be making his return after a two-year gap. During his 2022 stint, he scored 157 runs in six innings, including two half-centuries, with an average of 26.16 and a strike rate of 140.17.
At 22, Gurbaz also participated in the 2024 Indian Premier League, playing three matches for Kolkata Knight Riders as a replacement for opener Philip Salt. He scored 62 runs in two innings, including a 39-run knock off 32 balls in the final against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Currently, the wicketkeeper-batter is in outstanding form at the 2024 T20 World Cup, where he is the tournament’s leading run-scorer with 156 runs in two innings, averaging 78 with a strike rate of 154.45.
In addition to Gurbaz, the Guyana Amazon Warriors have retained Pakistan’s Saim Ayub and Azam Khan, South African all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius, and West Indies stars Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Romario Shepherd, and Keemo Paul.
