NEW DELHI: World's premier T20 bowler Rashid Khan will headline a four-pronged spin attack in the 15-strong Afghanistan squad announced on Tuesday for the ancient one-off Test towards India in Bengaluru, beginning June 14.
ALSO READ: Injury scare for Saha ahead of Afghanistan Test
Apart from IPL sensations Rashid and young Mujeeb ur Rahman, the other two spinners are chinaman Zahir Khan and left-arm orthodox Amir Hamza Hotak in the Ashgar Stanikzai-led squad.
ALSO READ: Injury regulations Afghan pacer Zadran out of inaugural Test
Rashid and Mujeeb had made all the global sit down up and take realize in their talent in the shortest structure, however the duo is about to face a different combat of attrition with the purple SG Test of their arms.
Between them, they have performed only 4 first class video games (all 4 performed by Rashid while 17-year-old Mujeeb is yet to play a longer structure encounter).
The batting will basically rely on skipper Stanikzai, flamboyant opener Mohammed Shahzad and batting all-rounder Mohammed Nabi.
In all, the squad has a collective enjoy of 205 first class video games, which makes it 13.6 four-day video games per participant.
Only 4 gamers have an enjoy of 20 plus first class fits. Nabi, who has the enjoy of playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad prior to now two IPL seasons, is probably the most capped first class participant with 32 video games.
He is followed by skipper Stanikzai with 23 video games, pacer Wafadar (22 video games) and Shahzad 20 video games.
Afghanistan will leave out their experienced seamer Dawlat Zadran out with an harm and the tempo division will likely be treated by Yamin Ahmadzai Wafadar and Sayed Ahmed Shirzad.
Experienced left-arm seamer Shapoor Zadran has been picked for the T20s towards Bangladesh in Dehradun but he has now not been picked in the longer version as he final performed a four-day sport in 2013.
Undoubtedly, all eyes will likely be on Rashid, whom Tendulkar has termed as the "best T20 bowler in the world".
"He is doing really well, specially the shorter format - T20, he did fantastic for Sunrisers, he is a quality bowler and everyone needs to accept and respect that. Afghanistan can't be taken lightly, because in cricket and in generally in life you cannot take anything for granted," India's stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane stated.
"Qualifying for a Test is the biggest thing for Afghanistan cricket and that is good for cricket. We don't want to take any team lightly. We just want to go out there and play with the same intensity as we do with every other team."
Afghanistan Squad:
Ashgar Stanikzai, Mohammed Shahzad, Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah, Ihsanullah Janat, Nasir Jamal, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afsar Zazai, Mohammed Nabi, Rashid Khan, Zahir Khan, Amir Hamza Hotak, Sayed Ahmad Shirzad, Yamin Ahmadzai Wafadar, Mujeeb ur Rahman.
ALSO READ: Injury scare for Saha ahead of Afghanistan Test
Apart from IPL sensations Rashid and young Mujeeb ur Rahman, the other two spinners are chinaman Zahir Khan and left-arm orthodox Amir Hamza Hotak in the Ashgar Stanikzai-led squad.
ALSO READ: Injury regulations Afghan pacer Zadran out of inaugural Test
Rashid and Mujeeb had made all the global sit down up and take realize in their talent in the shortest structure, however the duo is about to face a different combat of attrition with the purple SG Test of their arms.
Between them, they have performed only 4 first class video games (all 4 performed by Rashid while 17-year-old Mujeeb is yet to play a longer structure encounter).
The batting will basically rely on skipper Stanikzai, flamboyant opener Mohammed Shahzad and batting all-rounder Mohammed Nabi.
In all, the squad has a collective enjoy of 205 first class video games, which makes it 13.6 four-day video games per participant.
Only 4 gamers have an enjoy of 20 plus first class fits. Nabi, who has the enjoy of playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad prior to now two IPL seasons, is probably the most capped first class participant with 32 video games.
He is followed by skipper Stanikzai with 23 video games, pacer Wafadar (22 video games) and Shahzad 20 video games.
Afghanistan will leave out their experienced seamer Dawlat Zadran out with an harm and the tempo division will likely be treated by Yamin Ahmadzai Wafadar and Sayed Ahmed Shirzad.
Experienced left-arm seamer Shapoor Zadran has been picked for the T20s towards Bangladesh in Dehradun but he has now not been picked in the longer version as he final performed a four-day sport in 2013.
Undoubtedly, all eyes will likely be on Rashid, whom Tendulkar has termed as the "best T20 bowler in the world".
"He is doing really well, specially the shorter format - T20, he did fantastic for Sunrisers, he is a quality bowler and everyone needs to accept and respect that. Afghanistan can't be taken lightly, because in cricket and in generally in life you cannot take anything for granted," India's stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane stated.
"Qualifying for a Test is the biggest thing for Afghanistan cricket and that is good for cricket. We don't want to take any team lightly. We just want to go out there and play with the same intensity as we do with every other team."
Afghanistan Squad:
Ashgar Stanikzai, Mohammed Shahzad, Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah, Ihsanullah Janat, Nasir Jamal, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afsar Zazai, Mohammed Nabi, Rashid Khan, Zahir Khan, Amir Hamza Hotak, Sayed Ahmad Shirzad, Yamin Ahmadzai Wafadar, Mujeeb ur Rahman.
Rashid, Mujeeb stars in spin-heavy Afghan squad for India Test
![Rashid, Mujeeb stars in spin-heavy Afghan squad for India Test]()
Reviewed by Kailash
on
May 29, 2018
Rating:
