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Afghanistan cricket board announced a 20-member preliminary squad for the upcoming one-off Test against New Zealand from September 9-13 at Greater Noida.

However, star spinner Rashid Khan, who got injured in The Hundred, is not named in the 20-member preliminary squad against the Blackcaps.

The ACB took to Twitter to name the preliminary squad. Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead the young-looking side, as Ibrahim Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, and Azmatullah Omerzai are the key names included in the 20-member list.

"Afghanistan Cricket Board’s Selection Committee named a 20-member preliminary Squad for the one-off test match against New Zealand from September 9-13 in Greater Noida, India," ACB wrote in a media statement on Monday.

Afghanistan's preliminary squad for the camp:

Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Baheer Shah Mahboob, Ikram Alikhel (wk), Shahidullah Kamal, Gulbadin Naib, Afsar Zazai (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ziaurrahman Akbar, Shamsurrahman, Qais Ahmad, Zahir Khan, Nijat Masoud, Farid Ahmad Malik, Naveed Zadran, Khalil Ahmad and Yama Arab.