Naveen-ul-Haq Murid (born 23 September 1999) is a

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er who made his international debut for

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in September 2016.

Domestic and T20 franchise career

Naveen made his first-class debut for Kabul Region in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament on 7 March 2018. In September 2018, Naveen was named in Nangarhar's squad in the

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of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. In November 2019, he was selected to play for the Sylhet Thunder in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League. In July 2020, he was named in the Guyana Amazon Warriors squad for the

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. In October 2020, he was drafted by the Kandy Tuskers for the inaugural edition of the

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. In February 2021, Naveen was signed by the Leicestershire Foxes ahead of the

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tournament in England. In October 2021, he was resigned by Leicestershire for the 2022 summer in England. In June 2022, in the

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match against the Worcestershire Rapids, he took his first

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in Twenty20 cricket, with 5/11 from his four overs. The following month, he was signed by the

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for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League. In December 2022, he was bought by the

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in the 2023 Indian Premier League auction.

International career

Naveen made his

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(ODI) debut against

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on 25 September 2016. Prior to his ODI debut, he was part of Afghanistan's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In December 2016, he was the

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for

in the 2016 Under-19 Asia Cup. Naveen made his

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(T20) debut for Afghanistan against

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on 19 January 2017 in the 2017 Desert T20 Challenge. In December 2017, Naveen was named as the captain of Afghanistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In August 2019, Naveen was named in Afghanistan's

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(T20I) squad for the 2019–20 Bangladesh Tri-Nation Series. He made his T20I debut for Afghanistan, against

, on 21 September 2019. In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the

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. In May 2024, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the

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tournament. As of the start of the Semi-finals, Naveen has the 5th most wickets in the tournament. In Afghanistan's first match of the tournament, against

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, he took 2 wickets at the economy rates of just 2.00. In Afghanistan's second match of the tournament, against

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, he did not take any wickets, but bowled 3 overs at the economy of just 3.33. In Afghanistan's third match of the tournament against

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, he took 2 wickets and bowled 2.5 overs at the economy of only 1.41. In Afghanistan's fourth match against

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, he took 1 wicket and bowled 4 overs at the costly economy of 10.25. In Afghanistan's first match of the Super 8, against

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, he took 1 wicket and bowled 4 overs, again at the costly economy of 10.00. In Afghanistan's second match of the Super 8, against

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he took 3 wickets, and bowled 4 overs at the economy of 4.00. In Afghanistan's last match of the Super 8, against

, he took 4 wickets, and bowled 3.5 overs at the economy of 6.78. In this match, he was named the POTM, due to his 2 crucial wickets at the end of the match. Bangladesh needed 12 runs off 12 balls at the end of the game, and took 2 important wickets, propelling Afghanistan into the semi-finals.

Retirement

Naveen announced that he would retire from ODI cricket after the ICC 2023 Cricket World Cup. On 27 September 2023, Naveen posted a post on

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related to his retirement. Naveen, posting a picture in World Cup kit, told his fans that he would retire from ODI after playing in the World Cup but would still continue to play T20I. Naveen stated ''"It has been an absolute honour to represent my country would like to announce my retirement from ODI format at end of this World Cup and will continue to wear this blue jersey in t20 cricket for my country it hasn't been an easy decision to make but to prolong my playing career had to take this tough decision would like to thank @afghanistancricketboard And all my fans for their support and unwavering love".''

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