Afghan bowler Shapoor Zadran (2R) and teammates celebrate their win during the fifth match of the Asia Cup one-day cricket tournament between Bangladesh and Afghanistan at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium in Fatullah, on the outskirts of Dhaka on March 1, 2014. Fast-rising Afghanistan upset Bangladesh by 32 runs in their Asia Cup match in Fatullah. AFP PHOTO/Dibyangshu SARKAR (Photo credit should read DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images) The Afghanistan Cricket Committee was established in 1995 and meanwhile became a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001 and a member of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in 2003. After that nearly a decade of international cricket, In other words, Afghanistan obtained the official membership of the International Chamber of Commerce (and thus the qualification for testing) at the International Chamber of Commerce meeting held in London on June 22, 2017.
The Afghanistan T20 2021 World Cup Squad
Firstly, The team was in the 9th century (T20i) on January 9, 2000, and obtained the highest T20i score in Dehradun on February 23, 2019, with 278/3 achievements of 278/3. In addition, Asia Afghanistan has announced that it will participate in ICC World T20 2021. So, Group 2 includes the Afghan cricket team and the T20 teams from India, England, and South Africa.
However, due to India’s fear of Covid19, it has moved to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman. But certainly, It is worth noting that the Afghan team entered the Super 12 through direct qualification. Less than half an hour after Afghanistan announced their squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup on September 9, Rashid Khan stepped down as captain, saying “the selection committee and ACB have not obtained my consent for the team which has been announced by ACB media”.
Here is the list of the Afghanistan squad
- Gulbadin Naib (c)
- Mohammad Shahzad (wk)
- Noor Ali Zadran
- Hazratullah Zazai
- Rahmat Shah
- Asghar Afghan
- Hashmatullah Shahidi
- Najibullah Zadran
- Samiullah Shinwari
- Mohammad Nabi
- Rashid Khan
- Dawlat Zadran
- Aftab Alam
- Hamid Hassan
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
The Complete schedule of Afghanistan
25 October 2021: vs Qualifier (B1), Sharjah (07:30 PM IST)
29 October 2021: vs Pakistan, Dubai (7:30 PM IST)
31 October 2021: vs Qualifier (A2), Abu Dhabi (3:30 PM IST)
3 November 2021: vs India, Abu Dhabi (07:30 PM IST)
7 November 2021: vs New Zealand, Abu Dhabi (03:30 PM IST)
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