- Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan)
Little known prior to the start of the Asia Cup, the twenty-three-year-old left-hander from Logar emerged as Afghanistan’s batting mainstay in the tournament by scoring fifties in three of the five games that he played. Although his runs came at a relatively low strike-rate of 72.25 by contemporary standards, his solidity and bridled temperament at the crease certainly bode well for the future of Afghanistan cricket.
