Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan in motion. Photograph: REUTERS
KABUL:
All-rounder Rashid Khan will lead a powerful Afghanistan facet within the Twenty20 World Cup after seamer Fazalhaq Farooqi and off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman returned for the marquee match set for February-March.
All-rounder Gulbadin Naib and seamer Naveen-ul-Haq additionally discovered locations within the 15-member squad for the 20-team match that can be performed in India and Sri Lanka.
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Afghanistan reached the semi-finals of the final World Cup in 2022, registering victories in opposition to fancied sides together with New Zealand, West Indies and Australia.
The identical facet will play a three-match T20 collection in opposition to West Indies within the United Arab Emirates subsequent month.
“Afghanistan had a terrific run within the earlier version of the T20 World Cup,” Afghanistan Cricket Board chief govt Naseeb Khan mentioned in an announcement on Wednesday.
“We cherish wonderful recollections from the previous and hope for even higher outcomes this 12 months, which can be performed in Asian circumstances.
“Internet hosting the West Indies staff supplies us with an unimaginable alternative to fine-tune our mixture and put together adequately for the World Cup.”
Afghanistan’s T20I collection in opposition to West Indies runs from January 19 to 22. On the T20 World Cup, they’re positioned in Group D, alongside New Zealand, South Africa, UAE and Canada. Afghanistan begin their marketing campaign in opposition to New Zealand on February 8 in Chennai.
They’ll start their World Cup marketing campaign in opposition to New Zealand on February 8 in Chennai.
Afghanistan squad vs West Indies, and T20 World Cup 2026: Rashid Khan (capt), Ibrahim Zadran (vice-capt), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Mohammad Ishaq (wk), Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Shahidullah Kamal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Abdullah Ahmadzai.
