Middle-order batter Najibullah Zadran returned to Afghanistan’s 17-man squad on Sunday forward of the Asia Cup after recovering from a knee harm. The 30-year-old left-hander needed to miss the three-match sequence towards Pakistan which Afghanistan misplaced 3-0 in Colombo on Saturday. The choice committee hoped Najibullah will probably be prepared for the six-nation occasion beginning in Multan from Wednesday. “Najibullah missed the recently concluded Pakistan series due to a knee injury but has been included and is expected to recover from the injury prior to the start of the event,” the Afghanistan Cricket Board stated in a press release.

Afghanistan will face Bangladesh in Lahore on September 3 earlier than rounding off the group stage of the Asia Cup with a recreation towards Sri Lanka on the identical venue two days later.

Pakistan will host 4 matches whereas Sri Lanka will host 9 within the Asia Cup.

Allrounder Azmatullah Omarzai has been dominated out of the competitors as a consequence of a facet pressure whereas Gulbadin Naib and Karim Janat have been added to the group.

“Mohammad Saleem Safi and Abdul Rahman, the two fast bowlers, who were part of the squad against Pakistan, have retained their spots in the lineup, but Fareed Ahmad and Wafadar Momand have been not noted,” the assertion added.

Squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ikram Alikhil, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Abdul Rahman, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Sharafuddin Ashraf (travelling reserve).

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