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Afghanistan name squads for India ODI and One-Off Test
Hashmatullah Shahidi will captain Afghanistan in both the upcoming ODI and one-off Test series against India, as the Afghan board unveiled squads for the highly anticipated tour. The red-ball battle will be Afghanistan’s first Test against India since their historic debut match in 2018. The star leg-spinner Rashid Khan and opening batter Ibrahim Zadran have not been included in the squad.
Young players Nangyal Kharoti, Bilal Sami, and Rahmanullah Zadran have all earned their maiden call-ups to the national Test side after impressive domestic and franchise performances. Meanwhile, spinner Qais Ahmad has made a return to the Test squad.
The selectors have also shown faith in Sediqullah Atal and Azmatullah Omarzai, both of whom have limited red-ball experience, having played only one Test each so far — against Zimbabwe in 2024. The One-off Test will be played from 6 to 10 June in New Chandigarh
Afghanistan Test squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Abdul Malik, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmanullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai (wk), Ikram Alikhil (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Sharafudin Ashraf, Nangyal Kharotai, Qais Ahmad, Bilal Sami, Zia Sharifi, Saleem Safi
Afghanistan ODI squad: Hasmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharotai, AM Ghazanfar, Zia U Rahman Sharifi, Fareed Malik, Bilal Sami
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