In a rare father vs son encounter in cricket, veteran Afghanistan player Mohammad Nabi was welcomed in by his son Hassan Eisakhil with a six in the Mis-e-Ainak Knights vs Amo Sharks match of the Etisalat Shpageeza Cricket League. Ultimately though, Nabi’s Knights prevailed over his son’s team The Sharks by 5 wickets.
Batting first, the Sharks posted 162 runs on the back of a half century by Eisakhil while Naveed Zadran, Khalil Gurbaz and Mujeeb Ur Rahman conjured magic with the ball with terrific spells. However, Khalid Taniwal (56) and Wafiullah Tarakhil’s (49) fireworks powered the Knights to a comfortable win.
Last year, Nabi had announced that he will retire from the 50-over format after the 2025 Champions Trophy but had taken a U-turn later, saying he wanted to play with his son. ‘
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“I’m still thinking (about the future). These might not be my last ODIs, I will probably play less ODIs and give chances to the youngsters to build experience. I’ve discussed with the senior players and in the high-level games, maybe or maybe not, we’ll see. It will depend on my fitness,” he had told ICC earlier this year.
“It’s my dream (to play for Afghanistan together). Hopefully we can do it. He is doing very well. In the last two games he scored a hundred and 95. He is a hard worker and I’m also pushing him to do work. I want him to make his own goals, if you want to get to be a high-level cricketer, you have to work hard. It’s not enough to make 50 or 60, you have to score 100+. He’s listening and pushing all the time. When he can talk to me, I try to give him advice to give him confidence for the game,” he had said about his son.
Nabi has played for Afghanistan in 173 ODIs, 132 T20Is and 3 Tests. He has 3667 runs and 2237 runs in ODIs and T20Is respectively while also notching up 176 wickets and 97 wickets in the 50-over format and the 20-over format respectively.
