Afghanistan announced Mujeeb less T20 Squad for Zimbabwe tour

Afghanistan Cricket on Tuesday announced its squads for the three Twenty20 matches on their tour of Zimbabwe. They will arrive in Zimbabwe later this week. The ODI series will begin on June 5, with the T20I series starting on June 11. The Harare Sports Club in Zimbabwe will host all six matches. 

Afghanistan has dropped all-rounder Gulbadin Naib in favour of left-arm spinner Zia ur Rahman Akbar. Naib, who led the team in the 2019 World Cup, has had a terrible run of form in the format, with the best score of 36 in seven innings. In February and March, he took three wickets in two games for Afghanistan against Bangladesh. Zia, who took 14 wickets at an average of 12 in the domestic One-Day Cup, was his replacement.

Afghanistan T20 Squad: Mohammad Nabi (c), Najibullah Zadran (vc), Rashid Khan, Hazratullah Zazai, Afsar Zazai, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Darwish Rasooli, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Ihsanullah Janat, Nijat Masoud, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sharafuddin Ashraf and Usman Ghani

Meanwhile, Ace spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman will feature in the ODIs but not the T20Is because of his obligations with Middlesex in the T20 Blast 2022. Qais Ahmed and Naveen-ul-haq who was also a member of the T20 Blast, will not be considered for selection.