Afghanistan have announced their 15-member squad for the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. Here is all you need to know about Afghanistan’s World Cup squad, including the full team list.

Subscribe to the Wisden Cricket YouTube channel for post-match analysis, player interviews, and much more.

Afghanistan have become the latest team to name their provisional squad for the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup starting next month in India.

Afghanistan squad: Team news

Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead the Afghan squad which also includes the returning duo of Naveen-ul-Haq and Azmatullah Omarzai. Naveen last played an ODI more than two years back in January 2021, while Omarzai is coming back from injury.

Like always, Afghanistan’s squad is defined by their famed spin trio of Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman. They also have the young left-arm chinaman Noor Ahmad for company as well for the World Cup.

The batting department will be spearheaded by their two 21-year-old openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran, who have been breaking ODI batting records for fun lately.

This will be Afghanistan’s third appearance in the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup, having previously featured in the 2015 and 2019 editions. From the 15 games they have played across the two editions of the World Cup, Afghanistan have managed to win only one so far and would like to extend their tally this time around, where they will have favourable conditions for their style of cricket.

Afghanistan squad: Full team list

Batters

Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Riaz Hassan, Najibullah Zadran

Wicketkeepers

Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ikram Alikhil

All-rounders

Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan

Spinners

Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad

Seamers

Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Abdul Rahman

Reserves

Gulbadin Naib, Sharafudin Ashraf, Farid Ahmad Malik

Full squad

Related tags:

Afghanistan Match CoverageSeries Editorial