Rashid on September 9 stepped down as the captain of the team. He says his opinion is not to be known for the T20 World Cup and before finalizing the national team. Rashid’s stepping down came immediately after the ACB named him as the captain of the 15-member squad for the showpiece event

Rashid Khan stepped down as captain-

Half an hour after Afghanistan announced their squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Khan stepped down as captain saying that “the selection committee and ACB have received my consent for the team announced by ACB media”. Haven’t.

The team will now be led by all-rounder Mohammad Nabi.

Asadullah Khan resigned, citing “too many interruptions-

In July, chief selector Asadullah Khan resigned, citing “too many interruptions”. And interference from “non-cricketers” on the board. Asadullah “has no idea about the players and selections” leading to his stepping down. as reasons.

Afghanistan’s squad for the T20 World Cup-

Afghanistan’s squad for the T20 World Cup included several players who had done well in the past. And they were not part of the national setup in recent times. This included Mohammad Shahzad. Shahzad was suspended for a year at the end of 2019 and is eligible to play from August 2020. Selected as the fast pair of Shapoor Zadran and Daulat Zadran. Shapoor last played T20Is for Afghanistan in March 2020 and for Daulat in September 2019. Injured Hamid Hasan hasn’t played any T20Is for Afghanistan since March 2016. But he was also a part of the squad.

In April 2021, the ICC increased the squad size of teams from 23 to 30 for ICC events, including support staff, as part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Khan resigning from the captaincy and the number of players going above the limit of 15, there is a possibility of change in the Afghanistan team.

Squad named by ACB:

Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Karim Janat, Hazratullah Zazai, Gulbadin Naib, Usman Ghani, Naveen-ul-Haq, Asghar Afghan, Hamid Hasan, Mohammad Nabi, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Najibullah Zadran, Dawat Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Shapur Zadran, Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Kais Ahmed.

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