Rashid Khan to lead as Afghanistan announce their squad for the T20 World Cup

Left-arm fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi and all-rounder Gulbadin Naib were included after both were left out of the white-ball tour of Bangladesh in October.

Pace bowler Naveen-ul-Haq, who played his last T20 against Zimbabwe in Dec. 2024, also returns after recovering from a shoulder injury which forced him to miss the Asia Cup in September.

Mystery spinner A.M. Ghazanfar was named in reserve after Afghanistan preferred experienced slow bowler Mujeeb Ur Rahman for the tournament that starts on Feb. 7.