Recovering Rashid Khan To Miss Afghanistan’s First-Ever Sri Lanka Test

Ace spinner Rashid Khan will miss Afghanistan’s first-ever Test towards Sri Lanka subsequent month, selectors introduced Monday, as he continues to recuperate from a again surgical procedure. The 25-year-old is Afghanistan’s highest Test wicket-taker — with 34 in 5 matches —  and has been an integral a part of the crew in all codecs of the sport.  Selectors stated Rashid was being cautiously monitored. “Rashid Khan continues to recover from the back surgery and is set to miss the one-off Test against Sri Lanka,” the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) stated in a press release. The Test will likely be performed in Colombo from February 2-6.

Another leg-spinning bowling all-rounder, Qais Ahmad, has been included within the squad as Rashid’s substitute. 

Hashmatullah Shahidi will lead the squad, which additionally has Noor Ali Zadran and Naveed Zadran.

Afghanistan may even play three one-day internationals and as many Twenty20s on the tour, for which squads will likely be introduced later.

Since being granted Test standing in 2018, Afghanistan has performed seven Tests, profitable three and shedding the opposite 4.

“The year 2024 is packed with Test cricket for us, a sign of progression,” stated ACB chairman Mirwais Ashraf.

Squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Mohammad Ishaq, Ibrahim Zadran, Noor Ali Zadran, Abdul Malik, Bahir Shah, Nasir Jamal, Qais Ahmad, Zahir Khan, Zia-ur-Rehman Akbar, Yamin Ahmadzai, Nijat Masood, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Naveed Zadran.

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