Afghanistan name squad for historic Test

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, May 29, 2018, 05:46 PM

Afghanistan name squad for historic Test

New Delhi, May 29: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Tuesday announced a spin-heavy 16-member squad led by skipper Asghar Stanikzai for the historic one-off Test against India, starting on June 14 in Bengaluru.

Apart from IPL sensations Rashid and young Mujeeb ur Rahman, the other two spinners are chinaman Zahir Khan and left-arm orthodox Amir Hamza Hotak in the Ashgar Stanikzai-led squad.

Rashid and Mujeeb had fruitful campaigns in the Indian Premier league 2018 (IPl) playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab respectively.

Rashid picked up 21 wickets in 17 matches and was also the architect behind SRH's road to the final which they lost to eventual champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday.

Squad for the One-off Test against India: Asghar Stanikzai (Captain), Mohammad Shahzad (WK), Javed Ahmadi, Ihsanullah Jannat, Rahmat Shah, Nasir Jamal, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afsar Zazai (WK), Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Zahir Khan, Hamza Hotak, Syed Ahmad Sherzad, Yamin Ahmadzai, Wafadar Momand, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman.