Team Afghanistan will arrive at the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on the back of their sensational performances in the last two ICC tournaments - the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 and the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024.
On Sunday, the Afghanistan Cricket Board’s National Selection Committee announced the squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, which will be played from February 19 to March 09 across four venues in Dubai and Pakistan.
Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, and Gulbadin Naib are also present in the team, along with superstar spinner Rashid Khan, AM Ghazanfar, and Noor Ahmad.
AfghanAtalan have performed exceptionally well in the past two ICC events - ACB Chairman
In an official statement released by the board, the ACB Chairman, Mr. Mirwais Ashraf, stated that they are confident about the team performing well in the marquee tournament following their success in the last two ICC events.
"AfghanAtalan have performed exceptionally well in the past two ICC events, the CWC23 and the ICC World T20 2024. Their impressive performances in these two event coupled with their ODI series victories last year will undoubtedly boost their morale and help them deliver an even better campaign this time.”
In the same media release, ACB Interim Chief Selector Mr. Ahmad Suliman Khil spoke about the absence of spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman and added that the Afghans are used to playing in the conditions that will be on offer in Pakistan and UAE. He added that they have high expectations from Team Afghanistan and were hopeful of the players delivering brilliant performances.
“Conditions in Pakistan are similar to those in Afghanistan and the UAE, where we usually play. We will conduct a preparation camp in multiple phases before embarking on our journey for the big event. The expectations are high, and I hope the team will prepare well and deliver some excellent performances, just as they did in the last two World Cups," he said.
Here's Afghanistan’s 15-man Squad for ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Reserve pool: Darwish Rasooli, Nangyal Kharoti, and Bilal Sami
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