Rashid Khan was on Sunday (August 24, 2025) named captain of a spin heavy Afghanistan squad for the Asia Cup starting within the UAE on September 9.
Besides the captain, the opposite spinners within the squad embrace Noor Ahmad , Mujeeb Ur Rehman, AM Ghazanfar and veteran all-rounder Mohammed Nabi.
Afghanistan had famously reached the semifinals of the T20 World Cup final 12 months.
From the squad that featured towards Zimbabwe, Hazratullah Zazai and Zubaid Akbari have been dropped.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Mohammad Ishaq are the 2 wicket-keeper batters within the facet.
The tempo assault contains Naveen-Ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Farid Malik.
Afghanistan have been clubbed with Bangladesh, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka in Group B whereas India, Oman, Pakistan and UAE kind Group A.
The Rashid-led facet will open its Asia Cup marketing campaign towards Hong Kong on September 9.
Squad: Rashid Khan (c),Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishaq, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb ur Rahman, AM Ghazanfar, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen ul Haq.
Reserve gamers: Wafiullah Tarakhil, Nangeyalia Kharote, Abdullah Ahmadzai.
