Afghanistan pick Noor Ahmad for Sri Lanka ODIs
Afghanistan have picked left-arm wristspinner Noor Ahmad and encountered all-rounder Gulbadin Naib in their 18-part crew for the three-match ODI elastic in Sri Lanka, planned to begin in Kandy this month. The other players chose for the series were important for the crew that took on Zimbabwe in June this year.
Noor is yet to play an ODI however has established a connection in T20 associations and has 43 scalps to his name in the briefest configuration. The spinner took a four-for in the main T20I he has played, against Zimbabwe. He was additionally chosen for the Asia Cup held in the UAE. Naib, Afghanistan's previous captain, hasn't played an ODI since the game against Bangladesh in February this year. He additionally supplanted the harmed Hazratullah Zazai in the T20 World Cup crew.
"The selectors have incorporated a few youthful countenances for the series which is a decent sign for us driving into the ICC Cricket World Cup one year from now. The series is fundamental as far as we're concerned as far as our capability for the super occasion one year from now and I'm certain the crew conveys sufficient solidarity to do well when they get to the field," Naseeb Khan, the ACB Chief, was cited through a public statement.
Every one of the three ODIs will be played at the Pallekele Worldwide Cricket Arena, on November 25, 27 and 30 individually.
Squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Rahmat Shah (vice-capt), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Fareed Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Gulbadin Naib, Ibrahim Zadran, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Noor Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Riaz Hassan, Shahidullah Kamal, Yamin Ahmadzai, Zia-ur-Rehman