The Afghan Cricket Board has announced the 17-member squad for the T20 series against Pakistan, leg-spinner Rashid Khan has been appointed as the captain of the Afghan team.
According to the Afghan Cricket Board’s website, this 17-member squad will play a series of three T20 matches against Pakistan from March 24 to March 27 in Sharjah.
Left-arm bowler Siddiqueullah Atal has also been included in Afghanistan’s squad, who could make his international debut in this series.
Former Afghanistan captain and veteran player Mohammad Nabi has also been included back in the squad.
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The players who have been included in the Afghanistan squad include Captain Rashid Khan, Rehmanullah Garbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Siddiqueullah Atal, Najeebullah Zadran, Usman Ghani, Afsar Zazai, Karim Jannat, Muhammad Nabi, Azmatullah Umarzai, Gulbuddin Naib. , Sharafuddin Ashraf, Noor Ahmed, Mujeebur Rahman, Farid Ahmed, Fazal Haq Farooqui and Naveen Al Haq.
The players who have not been included in the squad include aggressive batting openers Hazratullah Zazai and Rahmat Shah, while Najat Masood and Zahir Khan have been kept in the squad as reserve players.
Who is included in the Pakistani team?
On the other hand, the Pakistan Cricket Board has decided to rest the senior players for the series against Afghanistan and has included some new names in the national squad.
In this series, Shadab Khan has been appointed as the captain while giving rest to the captain Babar Azam, while Abdullah Shafiq, Azam Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ehsanullah, Imad Wasim, Muhammad Haris, Muhammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Muhammad Wasim Jr., Saeem. Ayub, Shan Masood, Tayyab Tahir and Zaman Khan have been made part of the squad.
The players who have been rested include captain Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Shah Afridi.
While the players who have been removed from the squad include Asif Ali, Haider Ali, Mohammad Hasnain and Khushdal Shah.
‘We want to show our friendship and passion for the game’
According to Afghan Cricket Board CEO Naseeb Khan, ‘Our team has been working hard in the training camp and we have selected the best available players. I am sure that our team will do well.’
He further said, ‘We are hopeful of a good match as the fans of both the nations are enthusiastic and support their team strongly. We have a special bond as neighbors and we want to showcase our cricketing skills and friendship and passion for the game.’
The first T20 between Pakistan and Afghanistan will be played on March 24, the second on March 26 and the third on March 27 in Sharjah.
