IPL 2024: Who is Allah Ghazanfar? KKR's 16-Year Old Prodigy

The Kolkata Knight Riders have signed Allah Ghazanfar as the replacement of injured Mujeeb ur Rahman.

Afghan mystery spinner Mujeeb ur Rahman was picked up by KKR in the player auction. However, an injury ruled him out of IPL 2024.

Last evening, KKR announced the acquisition of 16 year old mystery spinner from Afghanistan, Allah Ghazanfar. He was the youngest player in the IPL auction. He was a part of the Afghanistan U19 World Cup squad and ended up as their second highest wicket taker with 8 wickets. He also recently made his international debut against Ireland, though he went wicketless in both games he played.

Overall, Ghazanfar has no real T20 experience. He has featured in 3 T20 games so far in his short career and has an economy of 6.22.