Fast bowler Naveen-ul-Haq has returned to the Afghanistan one-day squad for the upcoming World Cup in India greater than two years after enjoying his final ODI.
The right-arm fast has featured commonly in Twenty20 Internationals however performed the final of his seven ODIs towards Ireland in Abu Dhabi in January 2021.
The 23-year-old joins Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman and allrounder Azmatullah Omarzai in Afghanistan’s tempo assault for the showpiece occasion starting subsequent month.
Omarzai missed the continued Asia Cup with a aspect pressure however has recovered to reclaim his place within the 15-member squad introduced on Wednesday.
Rashid Khan will spearhead a spin assault that additionally contains Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Noor Ahmad.
Allrounder Gulbadin Naib, who led the workforce after they completed backside on the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales, is one in every of three reserve gamers.
Afghanistan will kick off their World Cup marketing campaign on October 7 towards Bangladesh in Dharamsala.
Afghanistan squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmat Shah, Riaz Hassan, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Abdul Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-Ul-Haq.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
