Ace spinner Rashid Khan was named in Afghanistan’s 16-member squad for the one-day worldwide collection in opposition to Pakistan.
The sides will contest their first-ever bilateral collection in Sri Lanka as they put together for the Asia Cup later this month and the ODI World Cup in October.
The 24-year-old – thought to be the world’s prime spinner in white ball cricket – featured within the Major League Twenty20 occasion within the United States however final week withdrew from The Hundred within the UK with an unspecified damage.
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Also returning to Afghanistan’s squad to complement Rashid within the spin assault is teenage left-armer Noor Ahmad.
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chief selector Asadullah Khan stated the crew is gearing up for the upcoming huge occasions.
“This three-match ODI series against Pakistan provides us with a wonderful opportunity to prepare the team for the forthcoming two events,” Khan stated in a press release launched by the ACB.
The first two ODIs shall be performed in Hambantota on August 22 and 24, with the third in Colombo on August 26.
The Asia Cup begins on August 30 with 4 matches in Pakistan and the remaining 9 in Sri Lanka, whereas the World Cup runs from October 5 to November 19 in India.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have to this point contested 4 ODIs, together with two encounters on the Asia Cup and one on the 2019 World Cup.
Squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ikram Alikhil, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Wafadar Momand
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com