On the age of 32, Naib had beforehand captained Afghanistan within the final World Cup, which befell in England 4 years in the past. Throughout that event, Afghanistan confronted a difficult run, shedding all 9 of their matches, which finally led to his elimination from the captaincy.
Nonetheless, Naib, who specialises in medium-pace bowling, demonstrated his value with a outstanding show within the final three one-day internationals (ODIs). Notably, he claimed seven wickets, together with a formidable 4-60 towards Bangladesh in a current Asia Cup encounter in Lahore.
Alternatively, Naveen has been introduced again into the squad. He had beforehand performed seven ODIs for Afghanistan, along with his final look courting again to January 2021.
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) mentioned the squad is powerful and is anticipated to do nicely.
“Naveen-ul-Haq returned to the Afghanistan ODI squad after a two-year hole for the World Cup in India and it’s a robust squad,” mentioned the ACB launch.
Hashmatullah Shahidi leads the squad that has 4 adjustments following a two-match loss within the Asia Cup and a 3-Zero collection wipe out towards Pakistan in Sri Lanka.
In addition to Naib, additionally out are Karim Janat, Sharafuddin Ashraf and Suliman Safi.
Afghanistan open their 2023 World Cup marketing campaign towards Bangladesh in Dharamsala in India on October 7.
Afghanistan will hope their spin quartet of Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Noor Ahmad do nicely on the spin pitches of India.
Afghanistan World Cup squad:
Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq
(With AFP inputs)
