Allah Ghazanfar Height, Age, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar
Other Name	A M Ghazanfar
Profession	Cricketer (Bowler)
Famous for	Being the youngest cricketer to debut for Afghanistan at the age of 16 years and 236 days
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	6' 2" (188 cm)
Weight (approx.)	70 Kg (154 lbs)
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 42 Inches - Waist: 32 Inches - Biceps: 13 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	ODI- On 7 March 2024 against Ireland
Jersey Number	#4 (Afghanistan)
Domestic/State Team(s)	• Mis Ainak Knights (2022) • Band-e-Amir Dragons (2024) • Afghanistan A (2024-25) • Afghanistan Under-19 (2023-2024) • Rawalpindi Raiders (2022-2023) • Kabul (2022-2023) • Far Western United (2022) • Team Abu Dhabi (2024-2025) • Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) (2023) • Mumbai Indians (MI) (2025) • Colombo Strikers • Team Abu Dhabi (2024)
Coach/Mentor	• Roze Khan • Dawlat Ahmadzai
Batting Style	Right handed
Bowling Style	Right arm Offbreak
Records	Youngest cricketer to debut in ODI for a permanent DI country (Afghanistan)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	20 March 2006 (Monday)
Age (as of 2024)	18 Years
Birthplace	Zurmat district. Paktia Province, Afghanistan
Zodiac sign	Pisces
Nationality	Afghan
Hometown	Zurmat
Religion	Islam
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Parents	Father- Khayal Mohammad Ghazanfar (Furniture business owner in Saudi Arabia)
Siblings	Brother- 5 • Atta Mohammad Ghazanfar Sister- 4 Note: He is the youngest among 6 brothers.
Favourites
Cricketer	Ravichandran Ashwin
Money Factor
Salary/Income	Rs 4.8 crores ($560 thousand) (from his IPL contract with Mumbai Indians)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Allah Ghazanfar

• Allah Ghazanfar’s father didn’t want him to play cricket. He wanted his son to pursue his studies. But, during the COVID-19 pandemic, he started playing cricket as his elder brother Atta supported him.
  

  Allah Ghazanfar with his elder brother, Atta Ghazanfar

• Initially, he was a fast bowler, but later his coach, Roze Khan, told him to bowl spin. He soon became a very good spin bowler.

• His elder brother always supported him and even bought 30 new balls every month so that Allah could practice with them.

• He later played for state under-16 teams. In just his 2nd match in the Shpageeza Cricket League, he took 4 wickets for 15 runs for Mis Ainak Knights against the Hindukush Stars.
  

  Allah Ghazanfar when he played Under-16 cricket

• He was included in the draft for the 2022-2023 Big Bash League but he went unsold.

• His name was present in the draft for the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) but no team bid for him.

• In the 2024 Under-19 World Cup, he took 8 wickets at an average of 16.75.

• In March 2024, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) acquired him for his base price of Rs 20 lakhs (US$24,000) as a replacement for Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Mumbai Indians (MI) also wanted to sign him up as their net bowler but couldn’t due to visa issues.
  

  Allah Ghaznafar in the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) jersey

• In 2024, he played for Team Abu Dhabi in the Abu Dhabi T10 League.
  

  Allah Ghazanfar (left) in the Abu Dhabi T10 League

• In the 2025 IPL auction, he registered in the draft for a base price of Rs 75 lakhs. MI acquired him for Rs 4.8 crores.