The T20 World Cup 2022 that has begun in Australia, will continue to be headed by Mohammad Nabi for Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s Asia Cup campaign recently ended in the Super Four stage, with Nabi serving as the team’s captain. The squad for the continental competition included Samiullah Shinwari, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Afsar Zazai, Karim Janat and Noor Ahmad, all of whom have been dropped. Salim Safi, Qais Ahmad and Darwish Rasooli have been added to the current 15-man roster. Afghanistan’s last T20I series against Zimbabwe was played in March 2021 and Asghar Afghan served as the team’s captain. Ahead of the 2015 ODI World Cup, Nabi previously led Afghanistan. The following sections would help in getting insights into the statistics and performance of the team until now.
Statistics of Afghanistan’s Performance in T20 World Cup Tournaments
- No. of matches played: 19
- No. of matches won: 7
- No. of matches lost: 12
- The highest number of runs recorded: 402 by Mohammad Shahzad
- Highest no. of wickets taken: 19 by Rashid khan
- The best result/performance: yet to reach semi-finals
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Afghanistan’s T20 World Cup Squad Performance
Afghanistan is currently placed eighth in the ICC T20I Ranking, tenth in the ICC ODI Ranking, and twelve in the ICC Test Ranking. The Afghanistan National Cricket Team has achieved its three highest rankings so far. The Afghanistan Cricket Team has come a long way since its inception, even though it may not now be in command of cricket. The Afghanistan Cricketers are fighters who deserve a lot of respect because they rose from the ruins of a nation that had been torn apart by war and because of what they have accomplished despite all the obstacles.
Afghanistan Squad for T20 World Cup:
Mohammad Nabi (Captain), Najibullah Zadran (Vice-Captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Azmatullah Omarzai, Darwish Rasooli, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Mujib ur Rahman, Naveen ul Haq, Qais Ahmad, Rashid Khan, Salim Safi and Usman Ghani
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