| د بلخ اتلان | |
 | |
| League | Afghanistan Premier League |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain |  Mohammad Nabi |
| Coach |  Simon Helmot |
| Owner | Unknown |
| Team information | |
| City | Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Home ground | Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Sharjah |
| Capacity | 16,000 |
| History | |
| APL wins | 1 |
| Official website | aplt20 |
The Balkh Legends (Pashto: د بلخ اتلان Da Balkh Atalān; Persian: قهرمانان بلخ) are a franchise cricket team which participates in the Afghanistan Premier League (APL).[1] They joined the APL as one of its original members in 2018. Afghan alrounder Mohammad Nabi was the captain for the inaugural session and Australian coach Simon Helmot was appointed as the head coach of the team.[2][3][4][5] They won the first edition, after beating Kabul Zwanan by four wickets in the final.[6]
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth Date | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed Year | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 333 | Chris Gayle |  |
(1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 (age 44) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 82 | Colin Munro |  |
(1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 (age 37) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 24 | Dilshan Munaweera |  |
(1989-04-24) 24 April 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 9 | Malcolm Waller |  |
(1984-09-28) 28 September 1984 (age 39) | Right handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 87 | Usman Ghani | |
(1996-11-20) 20 November 1996 (age 27) | Right handed | — | 2018 | ||
| 25 | Darwish Rasooli | |
(1999-12-12) 12 December 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | Overseas | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 10 | Ravi Bopara |  |
(1985-05-04) 4 May 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 27 | Ryan ten Doeschate |  |
(1980-06-30) 30 June 1980 (age 44) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 7 | Mohammad Nabi | |
(1985-01-01) 1 January 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ||
| 21 | Mohammad Nawaz |  |
(1994-03-21) 21 March 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | Overseas, Unavailable | |
| 11 | Gulbadin Naib | |
(1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ||
| 16 | Mirwais Ashraf | |
(1988-06-30) 30 June 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 100 | Ikram Ali Khil | |
(2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 23) | Left-handed | — | 2018 | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 56 | Ben Laughlin | |
(1982-10-03) 3 October 1982 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | Overseas | |
| 55 | Aftab Alam | |
(1992-11-30) 30 November 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ||
| 30 | Qais Ahmad | |
(2000-08-15) 15 August 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ||
Head Coach: Simon Helmot
