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Mujeeb back in Afghanistan squad for T20I series in India
Mujeeb Ur Rahman has been picked in Afghanistan's squad for the upcoming three-match T20I series in India. The 22-year-old mystery spinner wasn't part of the national side for the T20I series in the UAE and was instead in action for Melbourne Renegades in the BBL. Mujeeb's BBL stint, though, was cut short after the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) revoked his No-Objection Certificate (NoC) for the remainder of the BBL.
The ACB had reported on December 25 that Mujeeb, alongside seamers Fazalhaq Farooqi and Naveen-ul-Haq, would be authorized subsequent to telling the board they didn't expect to sign focal agreements for 2024. The three players were informed they would be thought of "non-qualified" for NOCs for the following two years, and that any ongoing NOCs would be renounced.
Farooqi and Naveen have since highlighted for Afghanistan in their latest T20I series against the UAE after chats with the board in which they "exhibited a powerful urge to address their nation once more", as per the ACB.
The T20Is in India will be Mujeeb's first since July 2023. Mujeeb is important for a solid twist assault that incorporates Rashid Khan, Qais Ahmad and Noor Ahmad. Rashid, Afghanistan's assigned T20I commander, has been remembered for the 19-part crew, however is probably not going to play as he keeps on recuperating from a back a medical procedure that had likewise put him out of the BBL and the UAE T20I series. It is perceived that he will just beginning bowling in the future in 10 days. Player Ibrahim Zadran, who had driven Afghanistan to a 2-1 series prevail upon UAE, will chief the side in India too. Ikram Alikhil is the back-up wicketkeeper to Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
Mohammad Ishaq, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli who were all essential for the crew for the T20Is in the UAE have been forgotten about for the series in India. Rahmat Shah holds his position in the crew; he is uncapped in T20I cricket and has not played a T20 since July 2022. Gulbadin Naib and Alikhil, who were among the stores for the UAE series, have now been elevated to the principal crew.
"We are more than happy to leave on our lady visit to India for a three-match series," Mirwais Ashraf, the ACB director, said in an explanation. "India is the highest level side on the planet and it's extremely satisfying to observe AfghanAtalan contending in a three-match T20I against them. We accept that AfghanAtalan are no longer longshots and have succeeded well in the new past and we anticipate an exceptionally serious series against India."
This will be Afghanistan's first two-sided T20I series against India. The three-match series will start in Mohali in January 11 preceding the groups head to Indore and Bangalore for the keep going two games on January 14 and January 17 separately.
This will likewise be the last T20I series for the two India and Afghanistan before the T20 World Cup starts off in the West Indies and the USA in June not long from now.
Afghanistan Squad
Ibrahim Zadran (capt), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ikram Alikhil (wk), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Azmaullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem, Qais Ahmad, Gulbadin Naib and Rashid Khan.