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Rashid khan remains away as Afghanistan name ODI squad for Sri Lanka series
Afghanistan have named their squad for the upcoming ODI leg of their ongoing tour of Sri Lanka for the multi-format series. Afghanistan’s bowling genius Rashid Khan remains on the sidelines from the ODIs too after his continuous recovery from the back surgery that he underwent last year.
Pacer Naveed Zadran has been incorporated into the ODI squad as he continues to shine in the red-ball format where he made his debut in the Afghanistan’s ongoing One-Off Test against Sri Lanka.
Qais Ahmad, having played one ODI so far, has been added to the squad to fill the place left vacant by Rashid khan. All-rounder Gulbadin Naib will too be making his return to the ODIs, having delivered with an impressive performance during Afghanistan’s tour of India for the three-match T20I series earlier this year in January. Hashmatullah Shahidi will continue to lead the side.
Afghanistan Squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmat Shah (vc), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Ikram Alikhil (WK), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Qais Ahmad, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Naveed Zadran and Farid Ahmad Malik.
Reserves: Sharafuddin Ashraf, Shahidullah Kamal, Abdul Rahman Rahmani and Bilal Sami
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