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Afghanistan announced a spin-heavy squad for inaugural Test against India

New Delhi, May 29 (CRICKETNMORE) - The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Tuesday announced a spin-heavy 16-member squad led by skipper Asghar Stanikzai for the historic one-off Test against India, starting on June 14 in Bengaluru. The squad comprises five spinners

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Afghanistan announced a spin-heavy squad for inaugural Test against India
Afghanistan announced a spin-heavy squad for inaugural Test against India (Afghanistan © Google Images)
Jasvinder Singh
By Jasvinder Singh
May 29, 2018 • 04:54 PM

New Delhi, May 29 (CRICKETNMORE) - The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Tuesday announced a spin-heavy 16-member squad led by skipper Asghar Stanikzai for the historic one-off Test against India, starting on June 14 in Bengaluru.

Jasvinder Singh
By Jasvinder Singh
May 29, 2018 • 04:54 PM

The squad comprises five spinners in Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Zahir Khan and left-arm spinner Hamza Kotak, who incidentally emerged as the leading wicket-taker in the recently concluded first-class competition. Rashid and Mujeeb had fruitful campaigns in the Indian Premier League 2018 (IPL) playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab respectively. 

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