T20 World Cup 2026: The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 is going to start from 7th February. Before that, one team after another is announcing their squad. Now in this series, Afghanistan cricket team has announced its 15-member squad, which is ready to make a splash in the T20 World Cup to be held in India and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan cricket team had performed brilliantly in the 2024 T20 World Cup, which it would now like to continue with these 15 players.
Rashid Khan got the captaincy of the team
Afghanistan’s leg spinner Rashid Khan will be seen captaining the Afghanistan cricket team in the T20 World Cup 2026. Along with this, experienced off-spin all-rounder Mohammad Nabi has also been given a place in the team. Dangerous players like Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen Ul Haq, Gulbadin Naib and Azmatullah Umarzai have also been included in the squad for the World Cup.
Afghanistan’s squad for T20 World Cup 2026
Rashid Khan (captain), Noor Ahmed, Abdullah Ahmedzai, Sediqullah Atal, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen Ul Haq, Mohammad Ishaq, Shahidullah Kamal, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Darwish Rasooli, Ibrahim Zadran.
Reserve players for T20 World Cup 2026
Allah Ghazanfar, Ajaz Ahmedzai, Zia ur Rehman Sharifi.
When will Afghanistan start its campaign?
Let us tell you that Afghanistan cricket team will play its first match with New Zealand on 8th February at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This group stage match will be played from 11:00 am Indian time. After this, Afghanistan will play its second match against South Africa on 11 February at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. This time 20 teams are going to participate in the World Cup, which are as follows.
Group A: India, America, Namibia, Netherlands, Pakistan
Group-B: Australia, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Oman
Group-C: England, West Indies, Bangladesh, Italy, Nepal
Group-D: South Africa, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Canada, United Arab Emirates
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