Afghanistan recall Nabi for T20I series against Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD -- Afghanistan on Tuesday announced a 17-member squad with three reserve players for their three-match T20I home series against Pakistan, commencing this week in Sharjah.

Rashid Khan will lead a side that has some familiar names, including former skipper Mohammad Nabi, who had stepped down as captain after the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. However, senior batters Rahmat Shah and Hazratullah Zazai were not considered for the squad.

The 37-year-old Nabi, was dropped for the series against UAE where the ODI mainstay Rahmat Shah earned a call-up to the T20I side. However, Shah was dropped from the squad for the Pakistan series without making his T20I debut.

"Our team has been working hard in training camp and selectors have selected the best available players for the series," Afghanistan Cricket Board CEO Naseeb Khan said as quoted by the ICC on its website.

I am confident that our team will perform at their best and make our nation proud. We wish our team the best of luck for the series and hope to see them emerge victorious.

Nabi, a veteran of 104 T20Is, returns to the squad. Qais Ahmad, Darwish Rasooli and Mohammad Saleem, who were part of the UAE series, do not feature in the...