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Afghanistan team announced for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Published - 14-SEP-2023 8:2 IST | Updated - 14-APR-2024 2:58 IST

Afghanistan team announced for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Afghanistan's team has been announced for the ODI World Cup to be held in India from October 5. The Afghan board has handed over the command of the team to Hashmatullah Shahidi. The board has made major changes in the team for the World Cup campaign. 4 players who played Asia Cup have been dropped from the team, while 3 new faces have been given place.
Afghanistan team will start its World Cup campaign against Bangladesh in Dharamshala from October 7.
World cup schedule for Afghanistan's team
First match against Bangladesh on 7th October
The Afghan team will start its World Cup campaign against Bangladesh on October 7 at Dharamsala. According to the current schedule, each team has to play 9-9 league matches.
Team out of league round of Asia Cup
Afghanistan team has not been able to perform well in the Asia Cup. The team was eliminated from the league round of the tournament being hosted by Pakistan. He lost both the matches in this round. The Afghan team was defeated by Sri Lanka by 2 runs and Bangladesh by 89 runs.
Shahidi made captain, Naveen-ul-Haq got a chance
Hashmatullah Shahidi has been given the team captaincy for the World Cup. 4 players who played Asia Cup have been dropped from this team, while 3 new players have tickets for the World Cup. The names of the dropped players are Gulbadin Naib, Farid Ahmed, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Karim Janat and Mohammad Salim. Among them, Gulbadin, Farid and Sharafuddin are the three reserve players of the team. While the new faces include Ikram Ali Khil, Noor Ahmed and Naveen-ul-Haq.
Afghanistan team for ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Rehmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Ali Khil, Riaz Hasan, Abdullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Abdul Rehman, Nabar Ahmed, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Fazalhaq Farooqui and Naveen-ul-Haq.
2023-09-14