Overview
- Afghanistan Cricket Board has ruled Naveen-ul-Haq out of the West Indies T20Is and the 2026 T20 World Cup, with surgery scheduled at the end of January.
- Naveen’s injury has been identified as a stress fracture in his right shoulder, and he is set to travel to the United Kingdom for the procedure.
- Reserve seamer Zia-ur-Rahman Sharifi has been elevated to the main squad for both the West Indies series and the World Cup.
- Left-arm quick Farid Ahmad Malik has been added to Afghanistan’s reserve list after Zia-ur-Rahman’s promotion.
- Captain Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman have returned from SA20 for national duty, with MI Cape Town bringing in Kieron Pollard for the remainder of the league.