Afghanistan identify 16-member squad for Eire ODIs; Rashid Khan & Mujeeb Ur Rahman unavailable

Afghanistan have printed their 16-member squad for the imminent One-Day World (ODI) collection in opposition to Eire, set to begin on March 07 in Sharjah. This announcement follows a up to date stumble upon between the 2 groups in a one-off Check tournament, the place Eire emerged victorious, marking their maiden triumph within the longest structure.

Absence of superstar spinners

Afghanistan will probably be disadvantaged of the services and products in their two key spinners, Rashid Khan and Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, all over the upcoming three-match ODI collection. Rashid is sidelined because of a again surgical treatment, whilst Mujeeb has been improving from a proper phalanx sprain, rendering them undeserving for the collection scheduled to start out subsequent week.

Inclusion of latest faces

In spite of the absence in their superstar spin duo, the Afghan facet has offered 3 recent faces into the squad. Left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Nangyal Kharoti, off-spinner Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar – who showcased his talents on the recently-concluded U19 Global Cup 2024 – and rapid bowler Bilal Sami are set to probably make their world debut.

“Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman proceed to get well from their respective accidents and are unavailable for variety. On the other hand, we’ve incorporated one of the crucial top-performing kids in Nangyal Kharoti and Bilal Sami. Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar is an excessively proficient cricketer and has demonstrated very good talents all over the U19 Global Cup. He’ll supply quilt for Mujeeb Ur Rahman,” stated ACB leader selector Ahmad Shah Sulimankhil in a commentary.

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Management and composition

Hashmatullah Shahidi will proceed to steer the Afghan facet, comprising notable names comparable to Mohammad Nabi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmat Shah, Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Fazal Haq Farooqi, and Gulbadin Naib.

Afghanistan’s ODI squad for Eire:

Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah (vc), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ikram Alikhil (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Nangyal Kharoti, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad, Bilal Sami, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Naveed Zadran and Farid Ahmad Malik.

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