Afghanistan have named their 17 member squad for the upcoming Asia Cup scheduled to begin on August 30.
The team will be captained by Hashmatullah Shahidi and have the likes of Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan and Rahmat Shah.
All rounder Karim Janat returns to the squad after 6 years. Najibullah Zadran who missed the recent one day series against Pakistan due to knee injury also makes a comeback to the set up.
Afghanistan are in Group B and will begin their campaign against Bangladesh on September 3.
Afghanistan Asia Cup Squad 2023
Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Rashid Khan, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Abdul Rahman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Suliman Safi & Fazalhaq Farooqi