The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced a strong 19-man squad for their first-ever T20I tour of India, with spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman returning to the T20I setup.
Ibrahim Zadran, who led the Afghans in the recently-concluded three-match T20I series against UAE (which they won 2-1), is set to lead the troops in what is their maiden white-ball bilateral series against India.
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The T20I series against India begins on January 11 which will see the two teams take each other on in three games in Mohali, Indore, and Bangalore respectively.
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Ibrahim Zadran to captain Afghanistan against India, Rashid Khan's participation uncertain
Zadran has shown a lot of promise as a leader for Afghanistan in recent times. Although he is just 22 years old, his temperament as a captain and his proactive attitude in the recent T20I series against UAE will certainly hold him in good stead for the future.
Meanwhile, star leg-spinner Rashid Khan, who missed the series against UAE, has been named in the Afghanistan squad for the India tour, although it remains to be seen how many games he will feature in, or if he would playing at all.
Mirwais Ashraf, the Chairman of the ACB, was overjoyed at the prospect of Afghanistan playing a tough team like India in the own den.
We are delighted to be embarking on our maiden tour to India for a three-match series. India is the top-ranked side in the world and it’s very pleasing to witness AfghanAtalan competing in a three-match T20I against them. We believe that AfghanAtalan are no longer underdogs & have excelled well in the recent past and we look forward to a highly competitive series against India.
Afghanistan's squad for T20I series against India
- Ibrahim Zadran (C)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK)
- Ikram Alikhil (WK)
- Hazratullah Zazai
- Rahmat Shah
- Najibullah Zadran
- Mohammad Nabi
- Karim Janat
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Sharafuddin Ashraf
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Fareed Ahmad
- Naveen Ul Haq
- Noor Ahmad
- Mohammad Saleem
- Qais Ahmad
- Gulbadin Naib
- Rashid Khan
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