Background
Khaleqdaad was born in Baghlan, Afghanistan.
Khaleqdaad was born in Baghlan, Afghanistan.
Khaleqdaad is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium and plays for the Afghanistan national cricket team Khaleqdaad spent much of his early years in refugee camps with his family, fleeing from the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the subsequent Civil War that followed the Soviet withdrawal. Khaleqdaad, like many of his teammates learnt the game in neighbouring Pakistan.
Khaleqdaad made his representative debut for Afghanistan against Nowshehra on 15 October 2001 in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy (Grade II).
This game occurred a week into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization invasion of Afghanistan. Khaleqdaad"s international debut for Afghanistan came against Oman in the 2004 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Trophy.
In 2006 he toured England, playing in a single match against the Essex Second XI. Later in 2006, he represented the team in the 2006 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Trophy, where he played in 2 matches against Iran and Nepal. He made his List-A debut during the tournament against Kenya and later in the tournament he made his One Day International debut against Scotland, where he took 2/25.
To date this is Khaleqdaad"s only ODI. Later, in November 2009, he made his unofficial Twenty20 debut for Afghanistan against China in the 2009 Administrative Committee on Company-ordination Twenty20 Cup.
He later played in the final of the tournament, where Afghanistan defeated the United Arab Emirates by 84 runs. Prior to Afghanistan"s tour of Kenya in October 2010, Khaleqdaad had represented Afghanistan in 6 One Day International"son His debut in first-class cricket came during Afghanistan"s tour of Kenya, when Afghanistan played Kenya in the 2009-2010 Interstate Commerce Commission Intercontinental Cup.
During the match he took his first 2 first-class wickets, those of Nehemiah Odhiambo and David Obuya.
Khaleqdaad"s brother, Allah Dad Noori was the first captain of the Afghanistan national cricket team
Khaleqdaad was a member of Afghanistan"s 2009 Interstate Commerce Commission World Cup Qualifiers squad.