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Eight IPL players named in Afghanistan T20 World Cup squad. cricket news

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Eight players who participated in the ongoing Indian Premier League have been named in the 15-member Afghanistan T20 World Cup squad led by star all-rounder Rashid Khan. Hashmatullah Shahidi, who will captain Afghanistan in the 2023 ODI World Cup, has been left out of the squad named by the Afghanistan Cricket Board. Left-handed opening batsmen Hazratullah Zazai, Sediqullah Atal and Mohammad Saleem Safi have been named as traveling reserves for the marquee event to be played in the USA and the Caribbean from June 2.

Rashid, Azmatullah Umarzai, Noor Ahmed, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Naveen Ul Haq, Mohammad Nabi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Gulbadin Naib are the Afghan players who are currently playing in the IPL.

The team has only four batsmen in the form of wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran and backup keeper Mohammad Ishaq. But, six all-rounders have been named to compensate for the low number of specialist batsmen.

Apart from Rashid, the other all-rounders are Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat and Nangeyalia Kharote.

Rashid, Nabi, Kharotay along with Mujeeb-ur-Rehman and Noor are the other spinners.

Right-arm fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq, left-arm Fazalhaq Farooqui and Farid Ahmed will look after the all-rounders as well as the fast bowling department.

Janat, Ishaq and Noor have missed the 2022 T20 World Cup.

Afghanistan are in Group C in the 20-team tournament along with New Zealand, co-hosts West Indies, Uganda and Papua New Guinea. They will play their first match against Uganda on June 3 in Providence.

Shaft:Rashid Khan (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Umarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Noor Ahmed, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq. Farooqui, Farid Ahmed Malik.

Reservation: Sediqullah Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Salim Safi.

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