Afghanistan announces 17-member squad for ODI series against Pakistan
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Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) have announced a 17-member squad for the forthcoming One-Day International (ODI) series against Pakistan. The series will be played in the United Arab Emirates in September and it will also be part of the World Cup Super League.
It will be the first project for the newly appointed ODI skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi and vice-captain Rahmat Shah. Afghanistan last played in the three-match ODI series against Ireland and won all three games of the contest.
Former captain Asghar Afghan has not been included in the squad. His captaincy was taken away after the Ireland series. Veteran all-rounders Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi are included in the squad.
Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmanullah Gurbaz are also in the line-up. The likes of Sediq Atal and Abdul Rehman have been rewarded for their domestic performances as they have been picked in the squad. Meanwhile, the selectors have also named four reserved players – Yousuf Zazai, Saleem Safi, Qais Ahmad and Sharafuddin Ashraf.
Both the teams met in an ODI during the 2019 World Cup in England, in which Pakistan had registered a memorable victory.
Afghanistan squad:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediq Atal, Rahmat Shah (VC), Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Najibullah Zadran, Ikram Alikhil (WK), Shahid Kamal, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Azmat Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Abdul Rahman, Naveen ul Haq, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Noor Ahmed.
