Overview
- The Afghanistan Cricket Board announced the one-off Test and three-match ODI squads on May 26, with Hashmatullah Shahidi named captain for both formats.
- Rashid Khan was omitted from the Test squad on medical and workload grounds after surgery but is included in the ODI team for the three matches in mid‑June.
- The lone Test starts June 6 at New Chandigarh and the ODIs follow on June 14, 17 and 20 at Dharamsala, Lucknow and Chennai.
- Selectors named a reserve pool to cover injuries or late changes and left out Mujeeb Ur Rahman from both squads while calling up Rahmanullah Zadran to the Test side as a possible debutant.
- The squads mix established players such as Mohammad Nabi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Rahmat Shah with younger talent like AM Ghazanfar as Afghanistan balances short‑term results and long‑term white‑ball planning.