The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced 20-men preliminary squad for the historic one-off Test match against New Zealand in Greater Noida, starting from September 9. Afghanistan star leg-spinner Rashid Khan has been missed out from the preliminary squad.

Rashid Khan 
Rashid Khan was ruled out of The Hundred 2024 due to a hamstring. And as a result, he'll miss the historic Test against the Blackcaps.
Speaking to Cricbuzz, ACB spokesperson Sayed Naseem Sadaat narrated that the board is hopeful of Rashid's recovery in time for the three-match ODI series against South Africa in the United Arab Emirates, starting from September 18 to September 22.

"Rashid was injured recently. He was given three to four weeks rest and although he played number of Shpageeza T20 matches, for longer format he is not healthy enough (to take the load)," Sadaat was quoted as saying by the website.

“Twenty players have been selected for the training camp and a 15-member squad will be selected to play the only Test match against New Zealand after observing their performance and fitness,” Chief Selector Ahmad Shah Sulimankhel said in ACB's official release on team selection.

Afghanistan preliminary squad for one-off Test Vs New Zealand: Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Baheer Shah Mahboob, Ikram Alikhel (WK), Shahidullah Kamal, Gulbadin Naib, Afsar Zazai (WK), Azmatullah Omarzai, Ziaurrahman Akbar, Qais Ahmad, Zahir Khan, Nijat Masoud, Farid Ahmad Malik, Naveed Zadran, Khalil Ahmad, Yama Arab, Shamsurrahman.