Afghanistan Cricket Board have announced the respective squads for their first full-tour in multi-formats against the visiting Ireland squad at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium (RGICS), Dehradun, for three T20I’s, five ODI’s and a one-off test match from 21st Feb – 19th Mar 2019.
Afghanistan players have been involved in training camp based in Bangalore for the past few weeks, while the likes of Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb ur Rahman have been playing T20 league cricket in Australia’s Big Bash League.
The series will see both Ireland and Afghanistan play their 2nd ever men’s Test match after making their respective debuts in the format in 2018 against Pakistan and India respectively.
Afghanistan Squads:
One-off Test Squad: Asghar Afghan (Captain), Mohammad Shahzad, Ihsan Janat, Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah, Nasir Jamal, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ikram Ali Khil, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Wafadar Momand, Yamin Ahmadzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf & Waqar Salamkheil
T20I Squad: Asghar Afghan (Captain), Usman Ghani, Najeeb Tarakai, Hazratullah Zazai, Samiullah Shinwari, Mohammad Nabi, Shafiqullah Shafaq, Rashid Khan, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Farid Malik, Sayed Shirzad, Zia-Ur-Rehman, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Zahir Khan & Sharafuddin Ashraf
ODI Squad: Asghar Afghan (Captain), Mohammad Shahzad, Noor Ali Zadran, Javed Ahmadi, Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Samiullah Shinwari, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Ikram Ali Khil, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Aftab Alam, Dawlat, Zahir Khan, Farid Malik, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Shapoor Zadran & Sayed Shirzad
