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Afghanistan star wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe due to a Grade 2B quadriceps injury and a bony hip flexor injury. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced Mohammad Ishaq as his replacement for the series, which is scheduled to start on December 17.
Apart from Gurbaz, ACB also rests star spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman to recover properly. He will also miss the ODI series against Zimbabwe. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) took their 'X', formerly known as Twitter, to announce Gurbaz's replacement for the ODI series.
"Afghanistan's batting sensation, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, has been ruled out of the ODI series due to a Grade 2B quadriceps injury along with a bony hip flexor injury. Mohammad Ishaq has been named as his replacement for the series. Additionally, after careful evaluation of Mujeeb Ur Rahman's recovery process, the team management has decided not to rush him back. He will be given a rest from the #ZIMvAFG ODI series, which begins today in Harare" posted ACB.
Gurbaz's replacement Mohammad Ishaq is yet to make his ODI debut. The 19-year-old batter played five T20Is scoring 76 runs. He played his last T20I against Afghanistan.
Afghanistan updated squad: Mohammad Ishaq Shirzad (wk), Rahmat Shah, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi, AM Ghazanfar, Nangeyalia Kharote, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Ikram Alikhil, Abdul Malik, Bilal Sami, Naveed Zadran
