Father: Khadadad Eisakhil, Mother: Zainab
Mohammad Nabi is the founding father of Afghan cricket, the guiding hand that steered the nation from Division Five of the World Cricket League to the global stage. The 41-year-old allrounder has been at the heart of Afghanistan’s remarkable rise for over a decade and a half, playing over 300 white-ball internationals and leading the side in three T20 World Cups and the 2015 ODI World Cup. Born into a family that fled Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion and settled in Peshawar, Nabi picked up a cricket bat at age 10 and honed his game through tennis-ball cricket before formal training. His career is filled with milestones: Afghanistan’s first player to feature in 100 ODIs and take 100 ODI wickets, a key figure in their maiden Test in 2018, and part of the historic run to the T20 World Cup semi-finals in 2024. His blend of attacking middle-order batting and wily off-spin made him a reliable match-winner, while his pioneering role in franchise cricket—across the IPL, PSL, BPL, BBL, and more—paved the way for generations of Afghan cricketers. Even after announcing his retirement, Nabi reversed the decision, driven by the dream of playing alongside his son Hassan Eisakhil.
| Batting & Fielding | ||||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
| Tests | 3 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 24 | 5.50 | 68 | 48.52 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 177 | 155 | 18 | 3771 | 136 | 27.52 | 4285 | 88.00 | 2 | 18 | 245 | 121 | 85 | 0 |
| T20Is | 152 | 140 | 30 | 2448 | 89 | 22.25 | 1795 | 136.37 | 0 | 7 | 167 | 124 | 82 | 0 |
| FC | 35 | 57 | 4 | 1284 | 117 | 24.22 | 2483 | 51.71 | 2 | 5 | 136 | 41 | 20 | 0 |
| List A | 215 | 189 | 21 | 4776 | 146 | 28.42 | 5319 | 89.79 | 4 | 21 | 314 | 162 | 102 | 0 |
| T20s | 485 | 405 | 83 | 6859 | 89 | 21.30 | 5108 | 134.27 | 0 | 18 | 464 | 343 | 226 | 0 |
| Bowling | ||||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w | |
| Tests | 3 | 5 | 546 | 254 | 8 | 3/36 | 4/95 | 31.75 | 2.79 | 68.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ODIs | 177 | 166 | 8008 | 5759 | 176 | 5/17 | 5/17 | 32.72 | 4.31 | 45.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
| T20Is | 152 | 138 | 2482 | 3028 | 109 | 4/7 | 4/7 | 27.77 | 7.31 | 22.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| FC | 35 | 57 | 4848 | 2178 | 94 | 6/33 | 8/85 | 23.17 | 2.69 | 51.5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
| List A | 215 | 204 | 9983 | 7107 | 226 | 5/12 | 5/12 | 31.44 | 4.27 | 44.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| T20s | 485 | 457 | 8748 | 10137 | 411 | 5/15 | 5/15 | 24.66 | 6.95 | 21.2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
He is an allrounder who bats right-handed in the middle order and bowls right-arm off-break, known for his attacking batting and wily spin bowling.
He made his debut for Afghanistan in 2008 and has been a central figure in their rise from Division Five of the World Cricket League to a T20 World Cup semi-final in 2024.
He was Afghanistan's first player to feature in 100 ODIs and the first to take 100 ODI wickets. He led Afghanistan in three T20 World Cups and the 2015 ODI World Cup.
He featured in Afghanistan's first-ever Test match against India in 2018 and played in their first two Test wins against Ireland and Bangladesh in 2019 before retiring from red-ball cricket.
He has represented two IPL franchises: Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians, debuting in the league in 2017 alongside Rashid Khan.
Born in Logar, Afghanistan, his family fled during the Soviet invasion and settled in Peshawar, Pakistan, where he first took up cricket at age 10.
He was born on January 1, 1985, making him 41 years old.
He was part of Afghanistan's historic run to the semi-finals, and when they stunned Australia, it marked the 45th international side he had won a game against.
He was one of Afghanistan's first exports to franchise cricket, playing in the IPL, PSL, BPL, BBL, CPL, T20 Blast, and The Hundred, paving the way for other Afghan players.
