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Afghanistan Drop Nabi, Rest Rashid Khan For Tests

Afghanistan has announced squads for upcoming cricket matches.

Mohammad Nabi will not play in the T20I series against Zimbabwe.

The report says he was left out because he did not perform well with batting or bowling in recent matches.

Nabi will still play in Afghanistan’s ODI tri-series squad in the United Arab Emirates.

Rashid Khan will be rested for the Test matches against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.

Ibrahim Zadran will also be rested for those Tests.

Rahmat Shah will captain Afghanistan in the Test matches.

The published squad lists Ibrahim as T20I captain and also includes Rashid Khan in the T20I team.

Key facts

T20I omission: Mohammad Nabi was dropped from Afghanistan’s squad for the T20I series against Zimbabwe.
Nabi’s ODI selection: Nabi was included in the ODI squad for the tri-series in the United Arab Emirates.
Test captain: Rahmat Shah will captain Afghanistan in the one-off Test against Bangladesh and two Tests against Zimbabwe.
ODI and T20I captain: Ibrahim Zadran was named captain for Afghanistan’s ODI and T20I teams.
Test absences: Rashid Khan and Ibrahim Zadran were reported as rested for the Tests against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.
Published T20I squad: The listed T20I squad includes Rashid Khan and names Ibrahim Zadran as captain.
Recent performance cited: Nabi played three T20Is in New Delhi last month but reportedly struggled with both batting and bowling.

news18.com · 2 hrs ago