Afghanistan World Cup Squad 2023, Players List, Schedule, Team List

Published - 26 Aug 2023, 01:01 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 07:27 AM

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Afghanistan World Cup Squad 2023, Players List, Schedule, Team List. Afghanistan is one of the 10 teams in ICC World Cup 2023. Afghanistan will play their opening match against Bangladesh on October 7. Afghanistan was one of the 8 teams to directly qualify for ICC World Cup 2023.

ICC World Cup 2023 begins on October 5. Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, England, and the Netherlands are 10 teams that will wrestle for the trophy.

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ICC WC 2023 takes place in a round-robin format. Hence, each team will play a total of 9 games ahead of the semi-final. Afghanistan will also play 9 matches during the league stage. They will face Bangladesh in their opening game on October 7. In their last league game, they will face South Africa on November 10.

Although Afghanistan has not won any ODI World Cup titles, they are an emerging team in international cricket. Afghanistan has shown its prowess in tournaments like Asia Cups. They have also defeated big teams on a few occasions.

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Although Afghanistan is not among favorites to win the trophy, they are a strong team that can crush the dreams of other teams. The Asian nation will seek to come up with a memorable performance in the ICC World Cup 2023.

Hashmatullah Shahidi is the current skipper of Afghanistan in ODIs. Hence, he will also lead the team in the ODI World Cup. Afghanistan has some sharp spinners and strong pacers who can give a lethal attack to the opposition.

Afghanistan World Cup Schedule

Date	Match Details	Venue	Time (IST)

October 7	Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, 3rd Match	Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala	10:30 AM
October 11	Netherlands vs Afghanistan, 34th Match	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi	2:00 PM
October 15	England vs Afghanistan, 13th Match	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi	2:00 PM
October 18	Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, 30th Match	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	2:00 PM
October 23	India vs Afghanistan, 9th Match	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai	2:00 PM
October 30	New Zealand vs Afghanistan, 16th Match	Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune	2:00 PM
November 3	South Africa vs Afghanistan, 42nd Match	Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow	2:00 PM
November 7	Pakistan vs Afghanistan, 22nd Match	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai	2:00 PM
November 10	Australia vs Afghanistan, 39th Match	Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad	2:00 PM

Afghanistan World Cup Squad

Afghanistan has not announced its squad for the ICC World Cup 2023. They are also yet to announce their squad for Asia Cup 2023. Afghanistan is currently playing an ODI series against Pakistan. They might name a similar squad for the tournament.

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Hashmatullah Shahidi is the current ODI skipper of Afghanistan and will lead the team in the World Cup as well. Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, and Mujeeb Ur Rahman are some key players in their squad.

Afghanistan probable squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Najibullah Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ikram Alikhil, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Mohammad Saleem Safi

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