Afghanistan teen cricketer Baheer Shah has achieved an exceptional feat which no other batsman in the history has managed to do. The 18-year-old Shah amassed 1,096 runs from seven matches and 12 innings with whopping average of 121.77, bettering Australian legend Sir Don Bradman's average of 95.14 in First Class cricket, the highest for cricketers with more than 1,000 runs.
Shah had a stellar debut for Speen Ghar Region, making an unbeaten 256 against Amo Region which is also the second highest score in the history of First Class cricket after former Indian cricketer Amol Muzumdar's 260. He already has five centuries and two half-centuries to his credit in a short career of one year and two months.
Five innings later, the young batsman went on to add a triple century to his name that made him the second youngest First Class triple centurion behind Javed Miandad. "That was an unforgettable moment for me," Baheer was quoted as saying. "I stayed at the wicket for two days, staying very comfortable. I worked on my fitness before the tournament, and the coaches taught me how to bat well. For everyone whenever they get the best score in their life it's a very enjoyable."
"It's difficult to get the opportunity to play for our domestic sides, so I'm very thankful for my family and for my friends and my head coach for their support. I only thought I would try my best for my side, so to get 1,000 runs was amazing," he added.
All eyes now will be on the right-handed batsman who is currently in New Zealand with the Afghanistan team for the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup which began on January 13.
