The Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced a 22-member preliminary squad for a training and preparation camp in the United Arab Emirates ahead of the Tri-Nation Series and the ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025.
Star leg-spinner Rashid Khan will captain the side, with wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz named vice-captain. The squad includes experienced players such as Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Mujeeb Zadran and Naveen-ul-Haq, along with a mix of emerging talents.
The camp will run for two weeks in the UAE before the team’s participation in the Tri-Nation Series featuring Afghanistan, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. The tournament will be followed by the Asia Cup, which begins Sept. 9 in the UAE.
Afghanistan preliminary squad:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sediqullah Atal, Wafiullah Tarakhil, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Mohammad Ishaq, Rashid Khan (c), Mohammad Nabi, Nangyal Kharoti, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mujeeb Zadran, Amir Hamza Ghazanfar, Noor Ahmad Lakanwal, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Farid Malik, Saleem Safi, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Bashir Ahmad.
