Mohammed Aslam (Kuwaiti cricketer)

Mohammed Aslam
Personal information
Full name
Mohammed Nowfer Mohomad Aslam
Born (1990-07-27) 27 July 1990
Kalubowila, Sri Lanka
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 15)4 July 2019 v Qatar
Last T20I19 September 2023 v United Arab Emirates
Source: Cricinfo, 21 September 2023

Mohammad Aslam Mohammad Nawfer (born 27 July 1990), known as Mohammed Aslam, is a Sri Lankan cricketer who now plays for Kuwait national cricket team.

Early life and education

Mohammad Aslam Mohammad Nawfer was born on 27 July 1990 in Kalubowila, Sri Lanka.[1]

He attended Lumbini College in Colombo.[1]

Career

Aslam made his first-class debut for Saracens Sports Club in the 2010–11 Premier Trophy on 25 March 2011.[2]

He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Kuwait against Qatar on 4 July 2019.[3] In March 2021, he retained the captaincy of the Kuwait cricket team.[4] In October 2021, he was named as the captain of Kuwait's squad for the Group A matches in the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier.[5]

Aslam captained the Kuwait team in the 2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament,[6] in which the team progressed to the regional final in Nepal,[7] and again for the 2025 tournament, when Kuwait, along with Malaysia, advance to ICC Men's T20 WC Asia-East Asia Pacific Regional Final in September 2024.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mohammed Aslam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Premier League Tournament Tier A, Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club v Saracens Sports Club at Colombo (Bloomfield), Mar 25-27, 2011". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  3. ^ "1st T20I (N), Kuwait tour of Qatar at Doha, Jul 4 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Kuwait Cricket announces national contracts for twenty men's players". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Kuwait Cricket announce Men's squad for T20 World Cup Asia qualifiers". Czarsportz. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Kuwait National Men's team led by skipper Mohammad Aslam is all set and ready to embark on a dream journey later today for the inaugural Gulf T20I Cricket Championship @gcccricket followed by the ICC - International Cricket Council T20 World Cup Qualifiers in Doha - Qatar". Kuwait Cricket. Retrieved 13 September 2023 – via Facebook.
  7. ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 Asia Qualifier Final is ready to get underway in Nepal". ICC. 29 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Malaysia and Kuwait advance to ICC Men's T20 WC Asia-East Asia Pacific Regional Final 2025". ICC. 9 September 2024. Archived from the original on 18 July 2025.