Asia Cup 2023: Afghanistan announce squad as veteran player returns after six years

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Afghanistan have announced their squad for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023, and they have added a familiar face in the team after years.

The Afghans will be led by Hashmatullah Shahidi in their upcoming matches. The team includes familiar names like Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran at the top of the batting order.

Additionally, there are several spin options available with players like Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Sharafuddin, and Noor Ahmad. Noor Ahmad has shown great potential in the franchise circuit and has already represented his country in three ODIs. Fazalhaq Farooqi will be leading the pace attack.

Karim Janat returns after six years

The headline component of the Afghan squad has been the return of Karim Janat to the ODI fold, who is set to make a return after an absence of six years. Najibullah Zadran has also been included after the player missed the Pakistan series with a knee injury.

Along with them, Sharafuddin Ashraf has also made a return to the Afghan team after an exile of a year.

Afghanistan Squad for Asia Cup 2023

Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Rashid Khan, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Abdul Rahman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem, Fazalhaq Farooqi