All-rounder Rashid Khan is a notable omission in Afghanistan’s 20-member preliminary squad for the one-off Check towards New Zealand, to be performed in Better Noida subsequent month. Rashid’s absence from the September 9-13 contest comes as a shock as he has been Afghanistan’s highest wicket-taker within the format, having taken 34 wickets in 5 Exams at a median of twenty-two.35, together with 4 fifers. He performed his final Check for Afghanistan in 2021 towards Zimbabwe in Abu Dhabi, the place he took 11 wickets.
Moreover, Rashid can be a helpful batter and has a half-century to his identify in Exams.
The opposite notable omissions within the facet, led by Hashmatullah Shahidi, are Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Karim Janat, although Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Gulbadin Naib and Azmatullah Omarzai have been included within the preliminary squad.
The Afghanistan Cricket Board mentioned the ultimate 15-member squad will probably be introduced on the finish of a week-long preparatory camp in Better Noida.
The preliminary squad will arrive in India on August 28.
“20 gamers have been chosen for the coaching camp, and a 15-member squad will probably be chosen to play the one Check match towards New Zealand after observing their efficiency and health,” mentioned an ACB launch.
“I’m completely satisfied to see some children within the squad who carried out nicely in home cricket and have gotten the chance to be a part of the Check squad for this Check match,” mentioned ACB chairman Mirwais Ashraf.
Afghanistan preliminary squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), 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.
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