Afghanistan squad for one-off Test, three ODIs against India unveiled
Batter Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead Afghanistan for the one-off Test and the three-match ODI series against India away from home, starting from June 6 onwards. The one-off Test will start from June 6 onwards at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. Following this, the three-match ODI series will start from June 14 onwards at HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala. The next two ODIs will take place on June 17 at Bharat Ratna Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow and June 20 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. A couple of days ago, BCCI also announced India's test and ODI squad for the series.
Afghanistan's ODI team retains its core players like Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmat Shah, Ibrahim Zadran, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai and veteran Mohammed Nabi. However, Nabi, Rashid and Ibrahim are not a part of the Test squad.
Afghanistan ODI squad for the series against India
Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil (WK), Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Allah Ghazanfar, Zia-ur-Rahman, Sharifi Fareed Malik, Bilal Sami.
Reserves: Qais Ahmad, Saleem Safi, Bashir Ahmad
Afghanistan Test squad for the one-off Test
Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Abdul Malik, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmanullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai (WK), Ikram Alikhil (WK), Azmatullah Omarzai, Sharafudin Ashraf, Nangyal Kharoti, Qais Ahmad, Bilal Sami, Zia Sharifi, Saleem Safi.
Reserves: Bashir Ahmad, Bahir Shah, Ismat Alam
