Due to the fact that Rashid Khan is still in the process of recovering from a hamstring injury, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) made the announcement on Monday, August 26, that he would not be participating in the forthcoming test match for Afghanistan versus New Zealand.
Rashid has not yet recovered the complete fitness necessary for the demands of Test cricket, despite the fact that he did take part in a few matches during the Shpageeza Cricket League 2024, which only recently came to a close.
The injury that Rashid sustained happened earlier in the month of August, and as a result, he must sit out the balance of The Hundred event. In spite of the fact that he has resumed playing limited-overs cricket, the All India Cricket Board has determined that it is in his best interest to refrain from playing the longer format for the time being.
According to Sayed Naseem Sadaat, a spokeswoman for the Asian Cricket Board (ACB), Rashid’s recuperation is still progressing, and the team anticipates that he will return for the three-match one-day international series against South Africa, which will take place in the United Arab Emirates from September 18-22.
The ACB has selected a preliminary team consisting of twenty players for the next test match against New Zealand, which is scheduled to take place in Greater Noida, India, from September 9-13.
The team will leave for India on August 28 in order to participate in a training camp that will last for one week. According to Ahmad Shah Sulimankhel, the head selector of the Australian Cricket Board, the final 15-member team for the Test match would be picked based on the players’ performance and fitness during the camp.
The 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.
