Hashmatullah Shahidi has been named as the country’s ODI (and Test) captain while Mohammad Nabi has ruled himself out from Afghanistan’s upcoming series.
The three ODI games, scheduled to be held in January 21 through January 25, are part of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League, which counts toward qualification for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
Afghanistan have played only one series of three ODIs in the Super League against Ireland earlier this year, winning all three games and carrying 30 points from the three matches they have played.
The national team will feature in seven three-match ODI series on home and away basis, including the upcoming home series against the Netherlands, followed by an away series against Zimbabwe in Jan-February.
Afghanistan is also set to host Australia and Pakistan and will then travel to India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in their away three series at the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League till 2023.
The ICC Cricket World Cup Super League is a 13-team tournament that will take place across two years and will determine which teams qualify to the Cricket World Cup 2023.
Squad:
Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Gulbadin Naib, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ikram Alikhail, Mujib ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Qais Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmat Shah, Rashid Khan, Hassan Riaz, Salim Safi, Shahidullah Kamal, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Usman Ghani, Yamin Ahmadzai
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