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Afghanistan Cricket Board selection committee today announced the Senior National Team’s 18-member squad for the home series against the Netherlands, which will be played in Doha from January 21-25. The three-match ODI series is part of the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League, which counts towards qualification for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
Senior All-rounder Mohammad Nabi made himself apart from this series, saying he wanted to clear the way for a younger player to play on an international level. On the other hand, Right-arm seamer Naveen Ul Haq made himself unavailable for ODI selection, saying he wants to take a break from the format and aims to concentrate to prepare himself for the ICC Men’s T20I Cricket World Cup 2022 in Australia.
Squad (Alphabetic Order)
Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Gulbadin Naib, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ikram Alikhail, Mujib ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Qais Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmat Shah, Rashid Khan, Riaz Hassan, Salim Safi, Shahidullah Kamal, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Usman Ghani, Yamin Ahmadzai
Series schedule
21 January – 1st ODI, Doha
23 January – 2nd ODI, Doha
25 January – 3rd ODI, Doha
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) is the governing body for cricket in Afghanistan. It joined the ICC in 2001, became an associate member in 2013, and a full member in 2017. The ACB is also part of the Asian Cricket Council.
