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ACB name Afghanistan A squad [Source: AFP]
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced a 15-player Afghanistan A squad for the upcoming Men’s Rising Stars Asia Cup 2026 in Qatar. The ACB’s men’s selection committee also named three reserve players for the tournament.
Young Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter Ikram Alikhil, having played three Tests and 33 ODIs in international cricket, has been named as captain of the Afghanistan A side. He is also one of the two specialist wicketkeepers named in the group alongside Mohammad Ishaq.
Ikram Alikhil to lead Afghanistan A in Rising Stars Asia Cup 2026
The ACB has unveiled the complete Afghanistan A squad for the upcoming 2026 Rising Stars Asia Cup. The 15-member group includes several Afghanistan cricketers with international experience, including captain Ikram Alikhil as well as players like Darwish Rasooli, AM Ghazanfar, Qais Ahmad among others.
Explosive top-order batter Imran Mir, who recently stormed the Afghanistan Sixes team to a historic Hong Kong Sixes 2026 title victory, was also named in the Afghanistan A squad for the impending 50-overs tournament in Doha, Qatar. Here is a look at the complete Afghanistan A squad for the 2026 Men’s Rising Stars Asia Cup.
Afghanistan A squad for Men’s Rising Stars Asia Cup 2026: Ikram Alikhil (c and wk), Mohammad Ishaq (wk), Hassan Eisakhil, Imran Mir, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Darwish Rasooli, Faisal Khan Shinozada, Baheer Shah Mahbooob, Farmanullah Safi, Qais Ahmad, Naseer Khan Maroofkhil, AM Ghazanfar, Bilal Sami, Bashir Ahmad and Naveed Zadran.
Reserve players: Abdullah Tarakhil, Khalid Taniwal and Izharulhaq Naveed.
Afghanistan A schedule for Rising Stars Asia Cup 2026
As per the schedule of the Rising Stars Asia Cup 2026 unveiled by the ACC last month, the Afghanistan A cricket team is placed in Group A of the tournament alongside Sri Lanka A, Bangladesh A and Hong Kong.
The schedule indicates that Afghanistan A will start off their campaign with a match against Sri Lanka A on November 19. The match will be hosted by the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha.
Just a couple of days later, the Afghanistan A team will face Bangladesh A at the same venue. Ikram Alikhil will subsequently take on Hong Kong at the University of Doha for Science and Technology on November 23. If Afghanistan A secures a top two finish on the Group A points table, they will qualify for the semifinal of the eight-team 50-overs competition.
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