Overview

• Afghanistan named a 17-player squad headlined by spinners Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, AM Ghazanfar and Mohammad Nabi.
• The tri-series in Sharjah begins August 29 with Pakistan and the UAE, with Afghanistan opening against Pakistan.
• At the Asia Cup, Afghanistan are in Group B with Bangladesh, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka, and they start against Hong Kong on September 9 in Abu Dhabi.
• The pace group features Naveen-ul-Haq and Fazalhaq Farooqi, with wicketkeepers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Mohammad Ishaq included.
• Hazratullah Zazai and Zubaid Akbari were left out, and a post-Asia Cup series against Bangladesh brings T20Is on October 2, 3 and 5 in Sharjah and ODIs from October 8–14 in Abu Dhabi.