Afghanistan Cricket Board on Sunday announced the nation’s 15-man squad for the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup 2020.
Farhan Zakhil, a first-class cricketer, is set to lead the side in the tournament.
He has scored 929 runs in 13 matches in the format, including three centuries and five half-centuries.
The big name in the side is Ibrahim Zadran, who has already made his international debut, having played two Tests, and ODI and three T20Is for Afghanistan so far. His 87 in the second innings of the Test against Bangladesh in September helped Afghanistan to a famous win.
Zadran played in the previous edition of the U19 World Cup as well, where he scored 186 runs in five matches at 37.20. Afghanistan reached the semi-finals of that tournament, before falling to eventual runners-up Australia.
Afghanistan U-19s recently played a series against Indian counterparts, which they narrowly lost 3-2.
Afghanistan Squad:
Farhan Zakhil (c), Sediq Atal, Rahmanullah Zadran, Ibrahim Zadran, Ishaq Mohammadi, Noor Ahmad, Shafiqullah Ghafari, Jamshid Mir Alikhil, Abdul Rahman, Abid Taniwal, Fazal Haq, Imran Mir, Zohaib Zamankhil, Asif Musazai and Abid Mohammadi
