Afghanistan squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Afghanistan is ready to take a flight to England for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 because it is the 2nd qualifier along with Windies. This is the 2nd time Afghanistan going to participate in ODI World Cup. The first appearance was in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. The AFB (Afghanistan Cricket Board) has just announced the Afghanistan squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
Below is the 15 players squad announced by Afghanistan Cricket Board which will be the part of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Asghar Afghan (c)
Right-Handed Bat

Mohammad Shahzad
Wicketkeeper, Right-Handed Bat

Javed Ahmadi
Right-Handed Bat

Rahmat Shah
All-rounder

Samiullah Shenwari
All-rounder

Hashmatullah Shahidi
Left-Handed Bat

Najibullah Zadran
Left-Handed Bat

Mohammad Nabi
All-rounder

Gulbadin Naib
Right-arm Medium-Fast Bowler

Rashid Khan
Right-arm Leg Spin Bowler

Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Right-arm Off Spin Bowler

Aftab Alam
Right-arm medium-fast

Ihsanullah Janat
Right-Handed Bat

Sayed Shirzad
Left-arm Medium-Fast Bowler

Dawlat Zadran
Right-arm Fast-Medium Bowler

The Afghanistan national cricket team is the 12th Test cricket playing nation. Cricket was played in Afghanistan since the mid 19th century, but it is only in the past few decades that the national team has become successful. The Afghanistan Cricket Board came into being in 1995 and got affiliation with International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001 and a part of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in 2003.

Let’s take a look at the top players profile who would be the part of Afghanistan Squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Afghanistan team in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Asghar Afghan

Asghar Afghan selected its cricket career as an all-rounder in 2009 against Scottland. He played 94 ODIs and also participate as captain in the only test match played by Afghanistan cricket team so far. He also represented his country in 56 T20 matches with an average score of 21.93. Asghar Afghan will lead Afghanistan squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Mohammad Nabi

The Former T20 Captain of Afghanistan Cricket team, Mohammad Nabi is also the part of Afghanistan Squad which is announced for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.  Mohammad Nabi got its one-day international debut against Scottland in 2009. He played 106 one-day matches so far and scored 2,435 runs with an average of 28.98. He also took 114 ODI wickets with an average of 31.44.

Rashid Khan

The superb right-arm leg-break bowler from the Afghan side, Rashid Khan, no doubt one of the big name of Today’s leg spin bowling. He started his ODI career in 2015 against Zimbabwe. Rashid Khan played 52 ODIs so far and took 118 wickets. Afghanistan Cricket Board decided to select him in the Afganistan squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.