Last Updated on September 10, 2021 by Umar Khan
Here is the Afghanistan T20 World Cup 2021 Squad. Afghanistan appeared in the ICC T20 World Cup for the first time in 2010. Since their debut, they have achieved some remarkable achievements. Afghanistan Squad members have played every type of cricket in the past Eleven years of their cricket history. Most of the players play leagues in different parts of the globe.
One interesting thing about the Afghanistan T20 World Cup is that ACB seems to heavily rely on spinners. That is why we have seen full-blooded spin bowling in the lineup. The skipper will lead the bowling along with experienced Muhammad Nabi, Mujeeb, and Qais. All of them are international-level players. We have seen most of them in the global arena.
Here is the list of the probable squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 for Afghanistan.
Squad: Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai, Usman Ghani, Asghar Afghan, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mohammad Shahzad, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Naveen ul Haq, Hamid Hassan, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran, Qais Ahmed
The reserve players of the squad
Afsar Zazai, Farid Ahmed Malik
Afghanistan Super 12, Group 1
Matches
- vs Winner Of Group B 25-Oct-21
- vs Pakistan 29-Oct-21
- vs Runner Up Of Group A 31-Oct-21
- vs India 03-Nov-21
- vs New Zealand 07-Nov-21
Team Afgha will start Its campaign against the winner of Group B on 25th October 2021. The Group B teams are Bangladesh, Oman, PNG, and Scotland. Simply it can be any one of the mentioned teams. But Bangladesh has relatively more chance to lead Group B at round one.
The late enclosure of the Shapoor Zadran and Dawlat Zadran may create some issues because both of them are old pros and experienced as well. The Question might be that would the ACB could have better players than these two?
They are a perfect T20 Side; most of their players play different leagues like Muhammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Najeebullah, Hazratullah Zazai, and many others. Afghanistan is also a full member of the ICC test teams. So, looking at the above states, one can say that Afghan can be a very dangerous opponent.
The main strength of the Afghan Team for the ICC T20 World Cup is their spin bowling attack. Every spinner of the team is unique and a wicket-taking option for the captain. The captain can use them in any phase of the game, which is the most crucial factor. They can be used at the start of the innings, in the middle, and at depth overs.
Let’s talk about the strength of the team. Every team in the world cup has some notable strengths that the team is aware of, and its opponent knows its power.
The strength of the Afgan team is their spin bowling. They have the luxury of Rashid Khan and Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman, two world-class spinners. Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman is good at handling new balls, and Rashid Khan shows his magic in the middle overs. There is another spinner, Muhammad Nabi. He is another spinner available for the skipper.
The batting lineup of Afghanistan is also an explosive one. Some batters use long handles whenever they want. Hazratullah Zazai is one of them. Muhammad Nabi is known for his hard-hitting ability around the world. Rahmanullah Gurbaz is another technically solid batsman who can open as well.
In the middle order Asghar Afghan, Rahmat Shah, and Najeebullah Zadran. All of them have the ability to steady the ship if the start is not good or can capitalize on a good start as well by increasing the scoring rate.
The weak point of the team that they should worry about is the fast-bowling attack. There is no genuine fast bowler who could blow any team single-handedly. If the management work that weak spot, it could be one of the dangerous teams cricketing world.