Afghanistan’s captain Rashid Khan. File
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Rashid Khan was named Afghanistan captain of a 15-man squad introduced on Wednesday (December 31, 2025) for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
Left-arm quick bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi and all-rounder Gulbadin Naib had been included after each had been overlooked of the white-ball tour of Bangladesh in October.
Tempo bowler Naveen-ul-Haq, who performed his final T20 in opposition to Zimbabwe in Dec. 2024, additionally returns after recovering from a shoulder harm which compelled him to overlook the Asia Cup in September.
Thriller spinner A.M. Ghazanfar was named in reserve after Afghanistan most well-liked skilled sluggish bowler Mujeeb Ur Rahman for the match that begins on Feb. 7.
“Afghanistan had a terrific run within the earlier version of the T20 World Cup,” mentioned Naseeb Khan, the nationwide cricket board’s chief govt officer. “We cherish wonderful recollections from the previous and hope for even higher outcomes this yr in Asian situations.″
Afghanistan reached the semi-finals of the final T20 World Cup in 2024 performed within the Caribbean and the U.S. after defeating high-ranking groups New Zealand, Australia, West Indies and Bangladesh.
Khan’s crew will play a three-match T20 sequence in opposition to the West Indies from Jan. 19-22 as a part of its build-up.
Afghanistan is in Group D together with New Zealand, South Africa, United Arab Emirates and Canada. It can open its marketing campaign in opposition to the Kiwis on Feb. 8 in Chennai.
Squad:
Rashid Khan (captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Ishaq, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Shahidullah Kamal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdullah Ahmadzai.
Printed – January 01, 2026 02:03 am IST
