An all-rounder, Hotak bats right-handed and bowls slow left-arm orthodox.

Batting at number ten, Hotak was dismissed for a six ball duck by Wahab Riaz in Afghanistan's innings of 195, while in Pakistan's innings he bowled four wicketless overs, conceding 22 runs.

[4] He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2018 Ahmad Shah Abdali 4-day Tournament, finishing with 67 dismissals in ten matches.

[5] In September 2018, he was named in Kandahar's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.

[7][8] In November 2019, he was again named in Afghanistan's Test squad, this time for the one-off match against the West Indies.