Captain Mohammad Nabi will lead a 16-player strong team for Afghanistan’s T20I series against Ireland. Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi will lead a 16-player strong squad for Afghanistan’s T20I series against Ireland.
Five-match T20 International series starting on August 9:-
Afghanistan has selected a 16-man squad for the five-match T20 International series against Ireland starting on August 9.
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All five T20Is scheduled to be played in Belfast will be a crucial part of their preparations for the Asia Cup and ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to be held in Australia later this year. Star spinner Mujeeb ur Rahman is awaiting his visa and his name has been kept on the reserve list.
ACB chief selector Noor Malikza:-
ACB chief selector Noor Malikza said, “We have had good results in our recent tours, the team has done well recently and we are looking forward to good results again in our next series against Ireland.”
Mujeeb’s visa is yet to be issued and hence he has been added to the reserve players. Once the issue is resolved, he will be included back in the main team.”
The players to make a comeback in the T20I mix are Farid Ahmed, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ibrahim Zadran, and Naveen-ul-Haq.
Their Last T20I Appearance:-
Ibrahim is returning to the shortest format after representing the team for the last time in 2019, while the others made their last T20I appearance in 2021.
Noor Ahmed is a 17-year-old left-arm wrist spinner who represented Afghanistan in this year’s ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup.
He has retained his spot after an impressive performance in his first match for the senior team. In his only T20I match against Zimbabwe in Harare in June, the spinner made a sensational 4/10 comeback.
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Squad: 1. Mohammad Nabi (Captain), 2. Afsar Zazai, 3. Azmatullah Omerzai, 4. Darvesh Rasuli, 5. Fareed Ahmed Malik, 6. Fazal Haq Farooqui, 7. Hashmatullah Shahidi, 8. Hazratullah Zazai, 9. Ibrahim Zadran, 10. Karim Janat, 11. Najibullah Zadran, 12. Naveen Ahmed, 13. Rashi Ahmed, 14. Noor Ahmed Khan, and 15. Sharafuddin Ashraf.
Reserves: 1. Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 2. Nijat Masood, 3. Qais Ahmed, and 4. Usman Ghani.
Fixtures:
- 09 August – 1st T20I, Belfast
- 11 August – 2nd T20I, Belfast
- 12 August – 3rd T20I, Belfast
- 15 August – 4th T20I, Belfast
- 17 August – 5th T20 International, Belfast
