Mohammad Nabi from Afghanistan is the oldest player in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025, at 40 years and one month. Mohammad Nabi, born on January 1, 1985, is an Afghan cricketer known as an attacking all-rounder, with right-handed batting and off-break bowling styles. He was a former captain for the Afghanistan national cricket team.
Key Facts
- Full Name: Mohammad Nabi Eisakhil
- Birth Date: January 1, 1985
- Age: 39 (as of November 2024)
- Birth Place: Logar, Afghanistan
- Role: All-rounder
- Batting Style: Right-hand bat
- Bowling Style: Right arm off-break
- ODI Debut: April 19, 2009
- Jersey No.: 7
Career Highlights:
Nabi played a key role in Afghanistan’s rise in international cricket, participating in their first ODI in 2009 and first Test match in 2018.
- He was part of Afghanistan’s first T20I team in 2010 and also played in their first T20 World Cup.
- Nabi captained the team during the 2014 Asia Cup and the 2015 Cricket World Cup.
- In September 2019, he retired from Test cricket to focus on his limited overs career.
- By June 2024, Nabi had been an integral part of the Afghanistan side that defeated 45 different nations across all international cricket formats.
- Nabi became the oldest player to top the ICC ODI all-rounders ranking in February 2024.
Nabi will retire from ODIs after the Champions Trophy 2025. He has played 167 ODIs for Afghanistan, scoring 3600 runs at an average of 27.48, including 17 fifties and two centuries. With the ball, he has taken 172 wickets at an average of 32.47. Afghanistan qualified for the Champions Trophy 2025, which will be their first appearance in the competition. He will be 40 years old during the Champions Trophy.
