Hamza Hotak

Personal information

Full name

Amir Hamza Hotak

Born

15 August 1991 (age 25)
Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan

Batting style

Left-handed

Bowling style

Role

Bowler

International information

National side

ODI debut (cap 25)

10 February 2012 v Pakistan

Last ODI

25 December 2015 v Zimbabwe

Career statistics

Competition	ODI	FC	LA	T20
Matches	9	2	18	12
Runs scored	4	16	33	6
Batting average	2.00	5.33	5.50	3.00
100s/50s	–/–	–/–	–/–	–/–
Top score	3*	14	12	3*
Balls bowled	402	132	800	203
Wickets	8	–	25	8
Bowling average	29.50	–	19.32	30.00
5 wickets in innings	–	–	1	–
10 wickets in match	–	–	–	–
Best bowling	3/19	–	5/15	3/39
Catches/stumpings	1/–	1/–	3/–	–/–

Source: Cricinfo, 3 March 2014

Amir Hamza Hotak (born 15 August 1991) is an Afghan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Nangarhar Province.

Hotak was part of the Afghanistan Under-19 team which took part in the ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. He made one appearance, which came against Papua New Guinea Under-19s. He later made his first-class debut for Afghanistan against Canada in the 2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup. Hotak later made his One Day International debut in Afghanistan's first One Day International against a Full Member Test-playing nation, when they played Pakistan at Sharjah in February 2012. Batting at number ten, Hotak was dismissed for a six ball duck by Wahab Riaz in Afghanistan's innings of 195, while in Pakistan's innings he bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 22 runs. Pakistan won the encounter by 7 wickets.