Afghanistan Names Zimbabwe Tour Squads With Shahidi as Test Captain and Rashid to Lead T20Is

The board signals a focus on domestic form with careful workload management ahead of a busier bilateral slate.

Overview

The tour features a one-off Test starting October 20 at Harare Sports Club, followed by T20Is on October 29, October 31 and November 2.
Rashid Khan is rested from the Test as a precaution to protect his long-term readiness and will captain the T20I side.
Domestic standouts Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi, Sharafuddin Ashraf and Khalil Gurbaz earn Test call-ups, with Shahidullah Kamal selected in both formats.
The Test group includes Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran and Bashir Ahmad, while the T20I squad features Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Noor Ahmad.
Reserves named are Ibrahim Abdulrahimzai, Sediqullah Atal and Shams Ur Rahman for the Test pool, with AM Ghazanfar and Faridoon Dawoodzai listed for T20Is, as ACB leadership highlights expanded bilateral scheduling driven by domestic and high-performance programs.