ICC World Cup 2019: Match 28, India vs Afghanistan – Afghanistan's Predicted Playing XI

Afghanistan Cricket Team find themselves at the bottom of the points table with no wins from the five games they have played so far. And now, they face an uphill task when they go up against India on June 22 (Saturday) at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Southampton.

It has been Afghanistan’s poor effort with the ball and missed chances in the field which have hurt them badly. They need to work hard on these aspects ahead of their game against India. Beside, Rashid Khan gave away 110 runs in the last game which will keep the management worried. The young leg-spinner needs to be at his best to pose some kind of challenge against Virat Kohli & Co.

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On the other hand, the batters have thrown away their wickets despite getting starts. They need to apply themselves and make things tough for India.

Here is the predicted playing XI of Afghanistan for match 28 of the ICC World Cup 2019 against India at the Rose Bowl in Southampton:

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 Hazratullah Zazai

Hazratullah Zazai has been in excellent touch in recent times, getting the much-needed starts. However, the left-handed batters should stop throwing away his wickets to make the early hard work counts.

Ikram Alikhil (wk)

Ikram Alikhil came into the team in place of injured Mohammad Shahzad. It will be a learning curve for the young cricketer who will aim to deliver to the best of his potential against a team like India.

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Noor Ali Zadran

Noor Ali Zadran has got starts in almost all the games but has failed to convert those. The 30-year-old needs to convert those 30s into big knocks if Afghanistan have to give themselves a chance of winning.

Rahmat Shah

Rahmat Shah will have to take the onus on himself to score runs for his team. He has scored the bulk of the runs for Afghanistan in recent times, and the management will want a big knock from Shah.

Hashmatullah Shahidi

Hasmatullah Shahidi is capable of playing big knocks and time and against led the batting. However, this is the need of the hour, and the southpaw needs to stand up and deliver goods with the bat.

Mohammad Nabi

Mohammad Nabi has made contributions with the ball but is yet to come good with the ball. The senior all-rounder needs to step up and produce match-winning efforts to register a win in the World Cup.

Gulbadin Naib

Gulbadin Naib needs to lead his team from the front to turnaround their success in this World Cup. Afghanistan will want their senior cricketers to raise their game, and it should start from their captain.

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Najibullah Zadran

Najibullah Zadran has been among run scoring a half-century. He will have to bring his A game forward and help his team post a good total on the board and challenge India.

Rashid Khan

Rashid Khan had a very poor outing against England shelling out 110 runs – the most runs conceded by a bowler in the World Cup. The young spinner needs to bounce back if Afghanistan wants to give themselves a slight chance of registering their first victory.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman

Mujeeb ur Rahman has played a lot of cricket against this Indian batsmen and knows them very well. He will have to weave his magic in the middle overs to contain the heavyweight Indian batting.

Dawlat Zardan

Dawlat Zadran has been among the wickets for Afghanistan. He will have to be in his personal best and pick wickets with the new ball if they want to derail India.