Naveen recalled into Afghanistan's World Cup squad

Afghanistan team

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Afghanistan cricket team announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming One-Day International World Cup 2023 in October.
Naveen-ul-Haq was re-called into the side after a two-year gap and all-rounder Gulbadin Naib was dropped ahead of the World Cup.
The squad will be led by Hashmatullah Shahidi, the team made four changes from the squad that is playing the Asia Cup. The likes of Karim Janat, Sharafuddin Ashraf and Suliman Safi also miss out aside from Naib.

The pace attack is bolstered by the return of Naveen, and also has Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman and Omarzai.
Azmatullah Omarzai returns from an injury that sidelined him from the Asia Cup while Naveen, who last played a List A game in 2021, also comes back into the squad.
The pace attack is bolstered by the return of Naveen, and also has Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman and Omarzai.
Afghanistan World Cup squad:
Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Naveen ul Haq.