CHITTAGONG: Afghanistan have recalled batsmen Mohammad Shahzad and Hazratullah Zazai to their 16-man squad for the two-match Twenty20 International collection towards Bangladesh later this month.
Uncapped quick bowler Wafadar Momand has additionally been known as as much as the squad, which can play its matches in Bangladesh’s northern metropolis of Sylhet on July 14 and 16.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Shahzad performed the final of his 70 T20Is towards New Zealand in November 2021 within the United Arab Emirates, whereas Zazai missed out on the current 2-1 collection towards Pakistan, additionally within the UAE.
The squad, introduced late on Sunday, had no room for Afsar Zazai, Usman Ghani, Sharafuddin Ashraf, and former nationwide skipper Gulbadin Naib, who had been a part of the Pakistan collection in March at Sharjah.
“We have consulted T20I captain Rashid Khan and Head Coach Jonathon Trott in finalising the squad for the upcoming T20I series,” chief nationwide selector Asadullah Khan mentioned, in keeping with an Afghanistan Cricket Board assertion.
“We have achieved decent results in T20Is in recent months, and our focus remains on further strengthening our performance in this format. The upcoming series presents a great opportunity for us to showcase our abilities and further accomplish our goals in T20 cricket.”
The Afghanistan cricket crew is at present in Chittagong to play a three-match One Day International collection towards Bangladesh.
All three ODIs will likely be performed within the port metropolis on July 5, 8, and 11.
Bangladesh gained the one Test match of the collection by a report 546 runs in June.
Afghanistan T20 Squad for Bangladesh: Rashid Khan (capt), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Shahzad, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad, and Wafadar Momand.
Uncapped quick bowler Wafadar Momand has additionally been known as as much as the squad, which can play its matches in Bangladesh’s northern metropolis of Sylhet on July 14 and 16.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Shahzad performed the final of his 70 T20Is towards New Zealand in November 2021 within the United Arab Emirates, whereas Zazai missed out on the current 2-1 collection towards Pakistan, additionally within the UAE.
The squad, introduced late on Sunday, had no room for Afsar Zazai, Usman Ghani, Sharafuddin Ashraf, and former nationwide skipper Gulbadin Naib, who had been a part of the Pakistan collection in March at Sharjah.
“We have consulted T20I captain Rashid Khan and Head Coach Jonathon Trott in finalising the squad for the upcoming T20I series,” chief nationwide selector Asadullah Khan mentioned, in keeping with an Afghanistan Cricket Board assertion.
“We have achieved decent results in T20Is in recent months, and our focus remains on further strengthening our performance in this format. The upcoming series presents a great opportunity for us to showcase our abilities and further accomplish our goals in T20 cricket.”
The Afghanistan cricket crew is at present in Chittagong to play a three-match One Day International collection towards Bangladesh.
All three ODIs will likely be performed within the port metropolis on July 5, 8, and 11.
Bangladesh gained the one Test match of the collection by a report 546 runs in June.
Afghanistan T20 Squad for Bangladesh: Rashid Khan (capt), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Shahzad, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad, and Wafadar Momand.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com