Alternative for others to step up in Rashid Khan’s absence, says Afghanistan head coach | Cricket Information – Occasions of India

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Alternative for others to step up in Rashid Khan’s absence, says Afghanistan head coach | Cricket Information – Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: Afghanistan head coach Jonathan Trott has expressed his issues over the absence of star spinner Rashid Khan throughout their first-ever tour of India. Based on Trott, Rashid, who traveled with the workforce to Chandigarh, has been dominated out of the whole collection after captain Ibrahim Zadran said that the leg-spinner was not match to play.
Trott, in an interview with JioCinema, talked about that Rashid’s absence supplies a possibility for different gamers to step up and tackle the accountability for the workforce.
“With Rashid out of the aspect, it is a good likelihood for different gamers to make a reputation for themselves like he has. In fact, we are going to miss a participant like Rashid and every little thing he brings to the workforce, together with his management. Nonetheless, it will likely be attention-grabbing to see who will rise to the event and deal with the strain just some months after the World Cup,” Trott stated.
Within the absence of Rashid, Afghanistan’s spin assault will include Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmad, Qais Ahmad, and Sharafuddin Ashraf.
Nonetheless, they’ll face a tricky problem as Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and skilled batsman Virat Kohli shall be making their return to T20Is after being away from the format for over a yr.
In the meantime, within the first sport of the collection, Kohli is not going to be a part of the enjoying XI attributable to private causes, as confirmed by head coach Rahul Dravid throughout the pre-match press convention.
Afghanistan’s inaugural bilateral collection towards India will begin on Thursday in Mohali, adopted by the second sport on January 14 in Indore. The collection will conclude on January 17 in Bengaluru.
Afghanistan squad: Ibrahim Zadran (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ikram Alikhil (WK), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Azmaullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen Ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem, Qais Ahmad, Gulbadin Naib and Rashid Khan.
(With inputs from ANI)