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Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced the 15-member squad for the upcoming edition of the T20 World Cup 2024 which is set to be held in the USA and West Indies. Star all-rounder Rashid Khan will be leading the side in the mega tournament and will get the help of veteran player Mohammad Nabi. Karim Janat, Mohammad Ishaq, and Noor Ahmad are a few names that have joined the side since the 2022 edition of the T20 World Cup
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All-rounder heavy side
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The Afghanistan team consists of 6 all-rounders, four batters, and five bowlers. The team has focused on adding a lot of rounders that provide them depth in both bat and bowling. Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, and Nangyal Kharoti are the team's all-rounders. Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran are two explosive batters in top order and will have the responsibility to provide them with good starts.
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The team also has some good pacers with Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, and Fareed Ahmad Malik. They already have some extraordinary spinners on their side from Rashid to Omarzai, Noor Ahman, and Mujeeb-ur-Rahman. Afghanistan has dropped destructive opening batter Hazratullah Zazai but he will be available in the reserves along with Sediq Atal and Saleem Safi.
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Afghanistan Squad for T20 World Cup 2024
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Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Azmatullah Omarzai, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Ishaq, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Rashid Khan (c), Nangyal Kharoti, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik
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Reserves: Sediq Atal, Hazratullah Zazai, Saleem Safi
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