While Afghanistan National squad will be in Ireland for their Limited overs tour in Aug 2018, a young U-19 player from their U-19 World Cup squad will be in action on a different part of the globe as Qais Ahmad was drafted in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) player draft in London on 01st Mar 2018.
#QaisAhmad picked by @StLuciaStars for the 6th season of @CPLT20 #Afghanistan's 17-year-old cricketer on the world stage.
Leg #spinner & the joint leading wicket-taker with 14 wickets in 5 matches in U-19 World Cup #U19CWC 2018@imnaveenulhaq @Ikramalikhail11 @MujeebR99 pic.twitter.com/I9OwdKGBeW— St Lucia Stars (@StLuciaStars) June 23, 2018
Qais Ahmad was an integral part of Afghanistan’s campaign in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand in Feb 2018.
Qais was picked up in Round 11 of the draft for USD $7500.
