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T20 World Cup 2026: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has revealed a 15-member team for the 2026 T20 World Cup. The mega event will be held in India and Sri Lanka in February 2026.

Ahead of their tournament opener, Afghanistan will lock horns with the West Indies for a three-match T20I series. It should be noted here that the same team will be playing the series against WI.

Afghanistan will be hosting this series, and the matches will be held in the UAE next month. This series will help them to fine-tune their preparations before the mega event.

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Rashid Khan to lead Afghanistan in T20 World Cup 2026

Rashid Khan will be leading the team from the front. At the same time, the team has been bolstered with the return of Gulbadin Naib and right-arm fast bowler Naveen ul Haq, who will be returning to the national side after a long injury layoff.

At the same time, Shahidullah Kamal and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Ishaq have retained their positions in the team. Apart from them, young fast bowler Abdullah Ahmadzai is also a part of this team.

Fazal Haq Farooqi, who gave the series against Bangladesh a miss and had played just the last T20I against Zimbabwe, is now a part of both the West Indies series and the World Cup team.

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Mujeeb Ur Rahman is another notable inclusion. Due to this, AM Ghazanfar is now part of the reserve players list. Apart from him, Ijaz Ahmadzai and young fast bowler Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi are also part of this list.

Afghanistan Squad for the West Indies Series and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026:

Rashid Khan (Captain), Ibrahim Zadran (VC), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Mohammad Ishaq (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Shahidullah Kamal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen Ul Haq, Fazal Haq Farooqi, and Abdullah Ahmadzai

Reserves: AM Ghazanfar, Ijaz Ahmadzai, and Zia Ur Rahman Shari


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