Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) have announced the 16-member squad for their historic debut Men’s test match against India at Bengaluru in Jun 2018, amidst meeting with BCCI officials in Kabul.
BCCI delegation headed by Acting Secretary Amitabh Choudhary reached Kabul on the invitation of ACB officials and Atif Mashal, to discuss bilateral ties and development of the sport in the country.
Afghanistan will be led by Asghar Stanikzai and includes a quartet of spinners to choose from in the squad, which was hampered a bit by the exclusion of Dawlat Zadran due to a knee injury suffered during training session in India.
Afghanistan Squad for India Test Match:
Asghar Stanikzai (Captain), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Mohammad Shahzad, Wafadar Momand, Javed Ahmadi, Nasir Jamal, Ihsanullah Janat, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afsar Zazai, Hamza Hotak, Zahir Khan & Yamin Ahmadzai
Afghanistan’s Test against India will remain the only Test match between the two countries as no further matches were announced by Atif Mashal during the ICC Meetings in Kolkata last month.
