Afghanistan announce 15-man squad for T20 World Cup 2022

Mohammad Nabi will continue to lead Afghanistan in the upcoming T20 World Cup, beginning October 16 in Australia.

Nabi recently captained the side at the Asia Cup, where Afghanistan's campaign ended in the Super Four stage. The likes of Samiullah Shinwari, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afsar Zazai, Karim Janat and Noor Ahmad, who were all part of the squad for the continental tournament, have been dropped.

Meanwhile, Darwish Rasooli, Qais Ahmad and Salim Safi have been added to the 15-man squad. The middle-order batter Rasooli was considered for selection after he recovered from a finger injury



and displayed impressive performances in the Shpageeza Cricket League 2022.

Qais Ahmad will make a comeback to the squad, having last played a T20I in March 2022, while Salim Safi has received a maiden international call-up.

Afghanistan squad: Mohammad Nabi (c), Najibullah Zadran (vc), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Darwish Rasooli, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Naveen ul Haq, Qais Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Salim Safi, Usman Ghani.

Reserves: Afsar Zazai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rahmat Shah, Gulbadin Naib.