Rashid Khan will lead the 15-member Afghanistan squad within the T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka, the nationwide cricket board introduced on Wednesday.
The identical squad can even play towards the West Indies forward of the marquee event in UAE for a three-match T20I collection.
Rashid may have Gulbadin Naib and Naveen Ul Haq—each coming back from accidents—within the squad alongside the skilled Fazalhaq Farooqi.
“A notable addition to the squad is Mujeeb Ur Rahman, which ends up in AM Ghazanfar being positioned within the reserve pool of gamers, alongside middle-order batter Ijaz Ahmadzai and promising younger quick bowler Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi,” Afghanistan Cricket Board stated in a launch.
Afghanistan is positioned in Pool D alongside New Zealand, South Africa, United Arab Emirates and Canada. It’ll open its marketing campaign towards New Zealand in Chennai earlier than heading to Ahmedabad for the sport towards South Africa. Its final two league video games will probably be towards UAE and Canada in Delhi and Chennai respectively.
Afghanistan squad for the T20 World Cup 2026 and West Indies collection:
Rashid Khan (Captain), Ibrahim Zadran (VC), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Mohammad Ishaq (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Shahidullah Kamal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen Ul Haq, Fazal Haq Farooqi and Abdullah Ahmadzai.
Reserves: AM Ghazanfar, Ijaz Ahmadzai and Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi.
Revealed on Dec 31, 2025