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Afghanistan's star spinner Rashid Khan has returned to the cricketing arena following a prolonged hiatus due to a back injury sustained during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023.

Rashid has not played a competitive game since the tournament in India but travelled with the team for the bilateral series in India, although he was deemed unfit to play eventually.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmad, Qais Ahmad, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Allah Ghazanfar, and Nangyal Kharoti have handled spin duties in his absence.

Rashid will lead the side on his return while Mujeeb ur Rahman also makes a comeback from his injury.

"Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman continue to recover from their respective injuries and are unavailable for selection," ACB chief selector Ahmad Shah Sulimankhil had said when picking the ODI team for the Ireland series.

The duo's return is a major boost for Afghanistan, who completed a 2-0 ODI series win over Ireland.

Afghanistan T20I squad: Rashid Khan (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sediq Atal, Ijaz Ahmadzai, Ishaq Rahimi (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Nangyal Kharotai, Azmat Omarzai, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Wafadar Momand, Farid Malik, Naveen Ul Haq, Fazal Haq Farooqi