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Naveen-ul-Haq returns, Gulbadin Naib out as Afghanistan announces their World Cup squad

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Naveen-ul-Haq Returns, Gulbadin Naib Out As Afghanistan Announces Their World Cup Squad

By IANS News September 13, 2023 • 20:26 PM View: 1190

Afghanistan announced their 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s World Cup scheduled in October in India.Pacer Naveen-ul-Haq, who last played a List A game in 2021, makes a comeback to the squad after two years gap while senior all-rounder Gulbadin Naib misses out despite a good showing in the ongoing Asia Cup.

Naveen has played seven ODIs for Afghanistan and took 14 wickets with an average of 25.42. Naib, meanwhile, shone on his ODI comeback in the Pakistan series, and later took a four-wicket haul against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup, but found himself out of the squad.

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