Mohammad Shahzad, who last played international cricket for Afghanistan at the 2021 T20 World Cup, has been recalled to the squad for the two-match T20I series against Bangladesh.Rashid Khan, who had been rested for the one-off Test against Bangladesh last month, will return to captain Afghanistan in the series.Hazratullah Zazai, who had been left out for the T20Is against Pakistan earlier this year, has also returned to the squad.Wafadar Momand, who is uncapped in T20I and ODI cricket, also found a place in the squad alongside Sediqullah Atal, who made his T20I debut against Pakistan in Sharjah in March.Naveen-ul-Haq, who has taken a break from ODI cricket, but is active in T20 cricket, will form the seam attack along with Fazalhaq Farooqi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Fareed Ahmad and Karim Janat.
Rashid will be assisted by Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Noor Ahmad in the spin attack.The two T20Is against Bangladesh will be played in Sylhet on July 14 and July 16.Afghanistan squad: Rashid Khan (capt), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Hazratullah Zazai, Mohammad Shahzad, Ibrahim Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Sediq Atal, Karim Janat, Azmatullah Omarzai, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Wafadar Momand, Farid Ahmad, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur RahmanThe post Mohammad Shahzad included in Afghanistan squad for Bangladesh T20Is first appeared on Ariana News.