Afghanistan pick 20-member preliminary squad for one-off Test against Kiwis

KABUL, Aug 26: Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has named a 20-member preliminary squad for the one-off Test against New Zealand from September 9-13 in Greater Noida, India. The 20-member squad will leave for India on August 28 and attend a one-week preparation camp in Greater Noida. The officials from the selection committee said that the final squad will be announced at the end of the camp considering players’ performance and fitness.
Afghanistan preliminary squad:
Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Baheer Shah Mahboob, Ikram Alikhel (wk), Shahidullah Kamal, Gulbadin Naib, Afsar Zazai (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ziaurrahman Akbar, Shamsurrahman, Qais Ahmad, Zahir Khan, Nijat Masoud, Farid Ahmad Malik, Naveed Zadran, Khalil Ahmad and Yama Arab.
In the last Test match against Ireland earlier this year, Afghanistan faced a six-wicket loss in Abu Dhabi. (IANS)