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2024 has been a great year so far for the Afghanistan cricket team. She reached the semi-finals in the T20 World Cup. This performance of the Afghan team was appreciated all over world cricket. Now after a long time, the Afghanistan team is going to play on the field once again, in which this time she will be seen in a white jersey.
For the first time in Test cricket, Afghanistan will face New Zealand in a one-match Test series against the Kiwi team at the Greater Noida Stadium on September 9. Afghanistan's 20-member team has reached India on August 28 to play this match.
Afghan team started practice
The Afghanistan team reached Delhi directly from Kabul on 28 August, after which the entire team has reached Greater Noida. The Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced a 20-member preliminary team for the Test match, which will practice at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex for the next week to prepare for the Test match. The Afghan team has also started practice from 29 August.
Hasmatullah Shahidi will be the captain of the Afghanistan team in this Test match. Apart from this, Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmat Shah are one of the main players of the team. Afghanistan's greatest player Rashid Khan will not be seen playing in this Test match, who has decided to take a break from Test cricket for the next one year considering his fitness.
New Zealand team will also reach India next week
The Afghanistan team for the Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand on September 9 will be announced next week, in which 15 players will be included in Afghanistan's 20-member preliminary squad. At the time of announcing the team, the players will be selected keeping in mind the fitness and training sessions to be held for a week. The New Zealand team will arrive in India to play the Test match next week, so their efforts in this series will also be based on preparations for the three-match Test series against India in October.