INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Monday announced a 20-member preliminary squad for the one-off test match against New Zealand from
September 9-13 in Greater Noida, India.The 20-member squad will leave for India on August 28 and attend a one-week preparation camp in
Greater Noida, ACB said in a statement.The officials from the selection committee said that the final squad will be announced at the end of
the camp considering players& performance and fitness. Ahmad Shah Sulimankhel, the Chief Selector said, &20 players have been selected for
the training camp and a 15-member squad will be selected to play the only Test match against New Zealand after observing their performance
and fitness.&ACB Chairman Mirwais Ashraf said: &I am happy to see some youngsters in the squad who performed well in domestic cricket and
have gotten the opportunity to be part of the test squad for this test match.&He added that ACB is delighted to be embarking on its maiden
bilateral event with New Zealand which is a quality side in test cricket, and looks forward to a competitive event between the sides.ACB
mentioned that before the recently concluded 9th edition of Shpageeza Cricket League, the selected players attended a full package
preparation camp in Nangarhar province too that carry similar condition to India.Afghanistan preliminary squad:Hashmatullah Shahidi
(captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Baheer Shah Mahboob, Ikram Alikhel (wk), Shahidullah Kamal, Gulbadin Naib,
Afsar Zazai (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ziaurrahman Akbar, Shamsurrahman, Qais Ahmad, Zahir Khan, Nijat Masoud, Farid Ahmad Malik, Naveed
Zadran, Khalil Ahmad and Yama Arab.The post Afghanistan name preliminary squad for one-off test against New Zealand first appeared on Ariana
