NEW DELHI: The Afghanistan Cricket Board on Monday introduced a 16-member squad for the upcoming three-match T20I collection towards Sri Lanka with a concentrate on preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Ibrahim Zadran will proceed to guide the aspect in absence of standard T20I skipper Rashid Khan, who’s within the strategy of recovering from again surgical procedure.
The T20 collection is scheduled to happen in Dambulla, with matches set for February 17, 19, and 21, instantly following the conclusion of the one-day worldwide collection on Wednesday.
Lacking Rashid badly, Afghanistan misplaced the one-off Check and path the three-match ODI collection 2-0 towards hosts Sri Lanka.
Afghanistan’s chief selector Ahmad Shah Sulimankhil stated the Twenty20 World Cup is the goal.
“We now have an in depth eye on the upcoming T20 World Cup for which we wish to put together an excellent mixture of gamers consisting of each juniors and seniors,” Sulimankhil is quoted in a Afghanistan Cricket Board launch.
“This collection alongside the three T20Is towards Eire in March is an effective alternative for us to check our bench energy and finalise an excellent squad for the mega occasion.”
The Twenty20 World Cup can be held in the USA and the West Indies in June this 12 months.
One other key spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman additionally misses out on the squad after sustaining a sprain in his proper hand earlier than the beginning of the ODI collection towards Sri Lanka.
Quick bowler Mohammad Saleem Safi, who was a part of the Afghanistan squad for the India tour final month, has been unnoticed attributable to a hamstring pressure and is changed by Wafadar Momand.
Squad: Ibrahim Zadran (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Ishaq Rahimi, Hazratullah Zazai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad, Wafadar Momand, Qais Ahmad
(With inputs from AFP)
Ibrahim Zadran will proceed to guide the aspect in absence of standard T20I skipper Rashid Khan, who’s within the strategy of recovering from again surgical procedure.
The T20 collection is scheduled to happen in Dambulla, with matches set for February 17, 19, and 21, instantly following the conclusion of the one-day worldwide collection on Wednesday.
Lacking Rashid badly, Afghanistan misplaced the one-off Check and path the three-match ODI collection 2-0 towards hosts Sri Lanka.
Afghanistan’s chief selector Ahmad Shah Sulimankhil stated the Twenty20 World Cup is the goal.
“We now have an in depth eye on the upcoming T20 World Cup for which we wish to put together an excellent mixture of gamers consisting of each juniors and seniors,” Sulimankhil is quoted in a Afghanistan Cricket Board launch.
“This collection alongside the three T20Is towards Eire in March is an effective alternative for us to check our bench energy and finalise an excellent squad for the mega occasion.”
The Twenty20 World Cup can be held in the USA and the West Indies in June this 12 months.
One other key spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman additionally misses out on the squad after sustaining a sprain in his proper hand earlier than the beginning of the ODI collection towards Sri Lanka.
Quick bowler Mohammad Saleem Safi, who was a part of the Afghanistan squad for the India tour final month, has been unnoticed attributable to a hamstring pressure and is changed by Wafadar Momand.
Squad: Ibrahim Zadran (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Ishaq Rahimi, Hazratullah Zazai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad, Wafadar Momand, Qais Ahmad
(With inputs from AFP)
