Afghanistan announced a 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The tournament will be played in India and Sri Lanka in February, where leg-spinner Rashid Khan will lead the Afghan side. The Afghanistan squad includes Rashid Khan (captain), Ibrahim Zadran (vice-captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Ishaq, Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli and Shahidullah Kamal. Other players in the squad are Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Abdullah Ahmedzai.
AM Ghazanfar, Ejaz Ahmadzai and Zia-ur-Rehman Sharifi have been named as reserves. The same squad will also feature in a three-match T20 series against the West Indies in the United Arab Emirates, which will be part of Afghanistan’s preparations for the World Cup. The T20 series between Afghanistan and the West Indies will be played from January 19 to 22, after which the T20 World Cup will begin on February 7.
