After achieving a historic 3-0 sweep over Bangladesh in the recent ODI series, Afghanistan is gearing up for another series against Zimbabwe, comprising a one-off historic Test match and three T20I matches. The Test match is scheduled to be played on October 20 in Harare. Afghanistan have announced a strong squad for this Zimbabwe tour. On Wednesday, October 15, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced the squad for the upcoming Zimbabwe tour. Hashmatullah Shahid will take care of the captaincy in the Test match, while Rashid Khan will be captaining in the T20Is, but he has been rested for the Test match. Also Read: Pat Cummins chose his all time Ind-Aus ODI XI, No place for Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma Bashir Ahmed, the left-arm pacer, has retained his spot in the red-ball squad, while three new players have gotten their maiden call-ups. Right-arm fast bowler Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi, left-arm spinner Sharafuddin Ashraf, and the right-arm leg spinner Khalil Gurbaz, who impressed in the domestic red ball season, are set to feature in the Test Squad for the first time. Furthermore, the left-arm bowling all-rounder Shahidullah Kamal has been added to both the Test and T20I squad against Zimbabwe. Meanwhile, middle-order batter Ijaz Ahmadzai, who made his T20I debut earlier in 2024, has gotten an opportunity and will feature in the T20I squad against Zimbabwe. As quoted by the ACB official website, the CEO, Naseeb Khan, said: “Alongside our domestic cricket and high-performance center programs, we have been successfully implementing our plans in international cricket. As a result, we are now consistently playing bilateral series one after another, and the outcomes of our long-term efforts have been very positive so far.” He further added: “Following the Bangladesh series hosted by ACB, our national team will travel to Zimbabwe, where they will play a Test match and a T20I series against the host nation. Subsequently, we will also play series against other countries in sequence.” Afghanistan’s Test Squad For Zimbabwe Series Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Abdul Malik, Afsar Zazai (wk), Ikram Alikhel (wk), Bahir Shah, Shahidullah Kamal, Ismat Alam, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Zia Ur Rahman Akbar, Yamin Ahmadzai, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi, Khalil Gurbaz, and Bashir Ahmad. Reserves: Ibrahim Abdulrahimzai, Sediqullah Atal, and Shams Ur Rahman Afghanistan’s T20I Squad For Zimbabwe Series Rashid Khan (c), Ibrahim Zadran (vc), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Shahidullah Kamal, Ijaz Ahmad Ahmadzai, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Bashir Ahmad, Fareed Ahmad Malik and Abdullah Ahmadzai. Reserves: AM Ghazanfar and Faridoon Dawoodzai