Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has introduced their males’s squad for the upcoming Asia Cup, set to start on August 27 within the UAE. Mohammad Nabi, the skilled all-rounder, will lead the facet.
Center-order batter Najibullah Zadran has been named vice-captain for the six-nation match. Whereas batting all-rounder Samiullah Shinwari returns to the squad changing Sharafuddin Ashraf, left-arm wrist-spinner Noor Ahmad is again within the workforce together with thriller bowlers Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan.
“The Asia Cup is a crucial occasion for us and, as such, we have now picked our greatest obtainable gamers for the occasion. Samiullah Shinwari has been added to the facet for the Asia Cup. He’s in superb kind and may give additional impetus to the batting division, which already boasts Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi,” ACB chief selector Noor Malikzai stated in his assertion.
“Shinwari has not performed any worldwide match since March 2020, however he has accomplished effectively within the not too long ago held Shpageeza Cricket League 2022 and demonstrated that he’s a very good choice to strengthen our center order,” he added.
Afghanistan, positioned in Group B, will begin their Asia Cup 2022 marketing campaign towards Sri Lanka on August 27 and subsequent face Bangladesh on August 30. The highest two groups from Group A and Group B will qualify for the Tremendous 4 stage, starting from September 3.
Afghanistan squad for Asia Cup 2022:
Mohammad Nabi (c), Najibullah Zadran (vc), Afsar Zazai (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Mujib ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Rashid Khan, Samiullah Shinwari.
