The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has named a 16-member squad for a one-off Test match against New Zealand.
The solitary Test is scheduled to commence on Monday at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, ACB wrote on its Facebook page.
Veteran leggie Rashid Khan , recuperating from an injury, will miss the Test match. Zahir Khan and Zia-ur-Rehman will lead Afghanistan’s spin attack in Rashid’s absence.
Gulbadin Naib, Fareed Ahmad and Yama Arab, who were part of the preliminary squad announced last month, have been omitted, while pacer Naveed Zadran is also missing due to a side strain.
Opener Riaz Hassan, all-rounder Shams Ur Rahman and pacer Khalil Ahmad have been given Test cap..
Squad:
Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Abdul Malik, Riaz Hassan, Afsar Zazai (wk), Ikram Alikhil (wk), Bahir Shah, Shahidullah Kamal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Shams Ur Rahman, Zia-ur-Rehman, Zahir Khan, Qais Ahmad, Khalil Ahmad and Nijat Masood.
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