Afghanistan Test Squad: The two-match Test series between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan is starting on 26 December. The first Test match between these two teams will be played in Bulawayo from 26 December to 30 December.
Not only this, the second Test is starting on 2 January and its venue is also Bulawayo.
Rashid Khan Returns to Afghanistan Test Team
Afghanistan has announced its team for the upcoming two-match Test series. The best all-rounder Rashid Khan has returned to the Afghanistan Test team. Let us tell you that Rashid Khan last played a Test match for Afghanistan in 2021. He played his last Test match against Zimbabwe.
In the upcoming Test series, the captaincy of the Afghanistan team has been handed over to Hasmatullah Shahidi. Not only this, many young players are also included in the team.
There are a total of seven uncapped players in the team. Talking about Rashid Khan, his performance has always been tremendous in international cricket and his fan following is also very high all over the world.
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New Captain and Young Faces in the Team
Afghanistan Cricket Board’s interim chief selector Ahmed Shah Sulemankhil said, ‘With the return of Rashid Khan to the Test team, we have become even stronger. Rashid Khan has left his mark not only in white ball cricket but also in Test cricket.
Many new faces will also be seen in the upcoming Test series, including Bashir Ahmed, Zahir Shahzad and Ismat Alam. We are hopeful that we will definitely win the upcoming Test series.
Afghanistan’s Squad for Zimbabwe Test Series
- Captain: Hashmatullah Shahidi
- Vice-Captain: Rahmat Shah
- Wicketkeepers: Ikram Alikhail, Afsar Zazai
- Other Players: Riaz Hasan, Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Baheer Shah Mehboob, Ismat Alam, Azmatullah Omarzai, Zahir Khan, Zia ur Rehman Akbar, Zahir Shahzad, Rashid Khan, Yamin Ahmadzai, Bashir Ahmad Afghan, Naveed Zadran, Farid Ahmad Malik
