Mujeeb Ur Rahman enjoyed cricket from a young age, often playing with family friends on his farm. |
He began focusing on bowling at nine years old, experimenting with various styles using a tennis ball. |
He trained under his uncle Noor Ali Zadran, a former international player for Afghanistan. |
Lacking a spin-bowling coach, he learned by watching and imitating Ravichandran Ashwin, Sunil Narine, and Ajantha Mendis from downloaded videos. |
He developed into a top-notch spin bowler, mastering variations like the carrom ball and googly. |
His List A debut in 2017 saw him take 3 wickets for 'Speen Ghar Region' against 'Band-e-Amir Region.' |
He played his first T20 match for Boost Defenders against Kabul Eagles in Afghanistan the same year. |
In the 2017 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup, he clinched 20 wickets in 5 matches, aiding Afghanistan to victory. |
On his ODI debut against 'Ireland,' he took 4 wickets and earned the Man of the Match title. |
Mujeeb represented Afghanistan in the 2018 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. |
He was a significant acquisition for Nangarhar Leopards in the 2018 Afghanistan Premier League (APL) auction, fetching $60,000. |
At the 2019 ODI World Cup in England, he secured 7 wickets in 7 matches. |
SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) bought him at his base price of Rs 1.5 crore in the 2021 IPL auction. |
During the 2021 T20 World Cup in the UAE, he claimed 7 wickets in 3 matches. |
In the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia, he took 4 wickets in 3 matches. |
He marked his first ODI fifty by scoring 64 runs against Pakistan on August 26, 2023. |
In the 2023 ODI World Cup in India, he bagged 8 wickets in 9 matches. |
Following Afghanistan's victory against England in the 2023 ODI World Cup, a video of an Indian boy hugging Mujeeb went viral. |
At the 2024 IPL auction, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) secured him for Rs. 2 crore. |
In January 2024, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) revoked his NOC to participate in global franchise leagues. |