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Rashid Rested For Test, To Lead T20I Team As Afghanistan Name Squad For Zimbabwe Tour

By IANS News October 15, 2025 • 15:58 PM View: 431

Afghanistan Cricket Board Naseeb Khan: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Wednesday announced its squads for the upcoming Zimbabwe tour, which includes a historic one-off Test match and a three-match T20I series starting October 20 at the Harare Sports Club.

For the one-off Test, Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead the side as Rashid Khan has been rested as a "precaution to prioritise his well-being and sustained performance for the upcoming international events". He will captain the team in the T20I series.

Left-arm fast bowler Bashir Ahmad, who recently made appearances in ODIs and T20Is for Afghanistan and was also part of the Test squad on the last tour to Zimbabwe, retained his place in the squad.

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