The Hong Kong national cricket team represents Hong Kong in the arena of international competition in the world of cricket. In 1886, Hong Kong national cricket team played their first-ever match. Since 1969, they have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council. Hong Kong's squad gained status of Twenty20 Internationals in November due to qualifying for the ICC World Twenty20 in 2014. Unfortunately, the Hong Kong cricket team lost their ODI status in March 2018 after losing to the Netherlands in a play-off match during the Cricket World Cup Qualifier in 2018. Here are the top 10 best players of the Hong Kong cricket team in T20I-
10. Shahid Wasif
Shahid Wasif was born on 15 May 1997, is a Hong Kong cricket player. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler of the Hong Kong national cricket team. He made his debut in Twenty20 International (T20I) against Ireland in September 2016.
9. Haroon Arshad
Haroon Arshad was born on 6 September 1999, is a Hong Kong cricket player. He made his first appearance in first-class matches for the Hong Kong cricket team in the 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup on 20 October 2017. He was the vital run-scorer for Hong Kong in the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup of 2018, with 52 runs in three matches in October 2018.
8. Aizaz Mohammad Khan
Aizaz Mohammad Khan was born on 21 March 1993. Although he was born in a Pakistani family, he plays for the Hong Kong national cricket team. is a Hong Kong international cricketer. He debuted for the Hong Kong squad in 2009 and has since played regularly for the team.
7. Waqas Barkat
Waqas Barkat plays for the Hong Kong national cricket team. Barkat is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper in Hong Kong's squad. Barkat was born in Rawalpindi, Punjab. He was selected in Hong Kong's cricket team for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in 2019.
6. James John Atkinson
James John Atkinson was born in August 1990 in Hong Kong. He is an international cricketer who plays cricket for Hong Kong national cricket team. He also captained the Hong Kong squad before stepping down in 2015. As a wicket-keeper, he has also led Hong Kong's squad at the Under-19s level.
5. Anshuman Rath
Anshuman Rath is an Indian cricketer who s the captain of the Hong Kong national cricket team. He quit the Hong Kong national cricket team to pursue a career in India in September 2019. He made his debut in Twenty20 International for Hong Kong's team against Nepal at the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament of 2015.
4. Mark Sinclair Chapman
Mark Sinclair Chapman was born on 27 June 1994. He is a Hong Kong-born, New Zealand international cricket player who has previously played limited over internationals for the Hong Kong cricket team, and the New Zealand cricket team. He is a left-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm.
3. Kinchit Devang Shah
Kinchit Devang Shah was born on 9 December 1995. He is an Indian-born Hong Kong cricket player. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler of the Hong Kong national cricket team. He also plays as an occasional wicket-keeper. Shah made his first appearance in Twenty20 cricket against the Canada cricket team in March 2012.
2. Babar Hayat
Babar Hayat was born on 5 January 1992. He is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricket player, who played for the Hong Kong national cricket team, and the former captain of the Hong Kong cricket team. He plays as a right-handed batsman. Babar made his T20I debut in cricket against Nepal on 16 March 2014.
1. Nizakat Khan
Nizakat Khan was born on 8 July 1992. He is a Pakistani-born Hong Kong cricket player. Khan is a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler in Hong Kong national cricket team. He was appointed as the captain of the Hong Kong national cricket team in August 2021. He made his first appearance in One Day International match against Afghanistan in 2014.
