Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced a ten-player back up reserve list for future ODIs and ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. The board named Naveen-ul-Haq in the reserve list for future ODIs and the upcoming Cricket World Cup in India. The development comes as part of the announcement of Afghanistan’s squad for the Bangladesh ODI series.
ACB has announced an 18-member squad for the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh. There are also some new faces in the team as Izharulhaq Naveed has got a maiden. Six players namely Shahidullah, Zia-ur-Rehman, Loyal Momand, Mohammad Saleem and Syed Shirzad have also been included in the squad.
However, it remains to be seen whether Afghanistan will make changes to the list of reserve players in the near future. Apart from Naveen-ul-Haq, the name of Gulbadin Naib also attracts the attention of the reserve list. He has also been a part of several Afghanistan matches in the recent past. Naib has played 76 ODIs and 57 T20 matches. Meanwhile, Naveen has played 7 50-over matches and 27 T20 matches.
Notably, Rashid Khan returns after missing the Test against Bangladesh. The upcoming three-match ODI series will begin on July 5 and will be played till July 11 at the Zahoor Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram.
Afghanistan squad for Bangladesh ODI: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Rehmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riyaz Hasan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Abdul Rehman, Shahidullah, Zia-ur-Rehman , Wafadar Momand, Mohammad Salim, Syed Shirzad
Afghanistan Backup Reserve: Karim Janat, Zubaid Akbari, Kais Ahmed, Ihsanullah Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fareed Malik, Darvesh Rasooli, Ishaq Rahimi