Samiullah Shinwari returns as Afghanistan name Asia Cup squad
Veteran allrounder Samiullah Shinwari is in line for his Afghanistan rebound in the wake of being named in the 17-part Asia Cup crew.
Shinwari's last appearance for Afghanistan was in the T20I design more than over a long time back against Ireland in March 2020 just around the COVID-19 flare-up. He gets back to the public overlap for the competition to be played in UAE from August 27 to September 11 in T20 design.
In the ongoing crew that is taken part in a reciprocal series against Ireland, Shinwari replaces Sharafuddin Ashraf, who is currently a piece of the save players bunch for the occasion, alongside Qais Ahmad and Nijat Masoud. Furthermore, the left-arm wrist-spinner Noor Ahmad, who was substituted by Mujeeb Ur Rahman for the Ireland trip, has additionally tracked down his direction back to the public side.
"The Asia Cup is a significant occasion for ourselves and, in that capacity, we have picked our most ideal that anyone could hope to find players for the occasion," said boss selector Noor Malikzai. "Samiullah Shinwari is in excellent structure and can give further stimulus to the batting office, which as of now flaunts Ibrahim Zadran, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi. Shinwari has not played any worldwide match since March 2020, however he has done well in the as of late held Shpageeza Cricket League 2022 and showed that he is a decent choice to fortify our center request."
The Afghanistan group is presently in Ireland for a five-match T20I series, and will leave for UAE after Wednesday's series decider.
At the Asia Cup, Afghanistan are put in Group B close by Sri Lanka (August 27) and Bangladesh (August 30) from where the main two will advance. The Super Four phases starts off on September 3.
Afghanistan Squad: Mohammad Nabi (C), Najibullah Zadran (VC), Afsar Zazai (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Mujib ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Rashid Khan and Samiullah Shinwari.