On Thursday, Afghanistan Cricket Board ACB announced its 15-member squad for the ICC T20 world Cup 2022 that is scheduled to be held in Australia from October, 16, 2022.
After the removal of Rashid Khan from the race of Captaincy, now, Senior player Muhammad Nabi will be acting as Captain of Afghanistan Cricket Team during ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
Famous wicket keeper Muhammad Shahzad, who was dropped from the team after an injury in 2019 World Cup, has made comeback to the Afghanistan squad for T20 World Cup 2021.
ACB announces 15-member squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2021
ACB announced its squad for the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 through its Twitter handle. As two senior players Muhammad Nabi and Rashid Khan are present in the squad who will play their role in taking their team to the heights.
ACB included experienced all-rounder in its squad like Muhammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai and Darwish Rasooli, along with Rashid Khan for the fast tracks of Australia.
ACB also announced reserve players for the T20 World Cup campaign.
- G. Naib
- S. Ashraf
- R. Shah
- A. Zazai
Afghanistan squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2021:
| Name | Age | Role | DOB |
| Mohammad Nabi (c) | 37 | All Rounder | 1 January 1985 |
| Najibullah Zadran (vc) | 29 | Batsman | 28 February 1993 |
| Fareed Ahmad | 28 | Bowler | 10 August 1994 |
| Qais Ahmad | 22 | Bowler | 15 August 2000 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 21 | Bowler | 22 September 2000 |
| Usman Ghani | 25 | Batsman | 20 November 1996 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) | 20 | Wicketkeeper | 28 November 2001 |
| Rashid Khan | 23 | Bowler | 20 September 1998 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 22 | All Rounder | 24 March 2000 |
| Darwish Rasooli | 22 | All Rounder | 12 December 1999 |
| Mohammad Saleem | 20 | Bowler | 9 September 2002 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | 22 | Bowler | 23 September 1999 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 21 | Bowler | 28 March 2001 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 20 | Batsman | 12 December 2001 |
| Hazratullah Zazai | 24 | Batsman | 23 March 1998 |
Reserved Players:
- G. Naib
- S. Ashraf
- R. Shah
- A. Zazai