A file picture of Afghanistan spinner A.M. Ghazanfa.
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Teenage Afghanistan off-spinner AM Ghazanfar has been dominated out of each the ICC Champions Trophy and the IPL as a consequence of a decrease again fracture that can maintain him on the sidelines for a minimum of 4 months, the nation’s cricket board introduced on Wednesday ((February 12, 2025).
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Left-arm spinner Nangeyalia Kharote, initially named as a reserve, has changed the 18-year-old in the primary squad for Champions Trophy, which will likely be held in Pakistan and the UAE from February 19.
The 20-year-old Kharote is a left-arm spinner and has performed seven ODIs and 6 T20 Internationals since making his debut final 12 months.
Ghazanfar sustained the harm throughout Afghanistan’s tour of Zimbabwe late final 12 months, sidelining him for “a minimum of 4 months”.
“AM Ghazanfar has been dominated out of the ICC Champions Trophy as a consequence of a fracture within the L4 vertebra (situated within the decrease again), particularly within the left pars interarticularis,” the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) posted on ‘X’.
“He sustained the harm throughout Afghanistan’s current tour of Zimbabwe and will likely be sidelined for at least 4 months, remaining below therapy throughout this era,” it added.
The IPL is scheduled to happen from March 21 to Could 25 and Ghazanfar was to make his maiden look on the occasion after being purchased by Mumbai Indians.
The ACB additionally knowledgeable that off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman will proceed to overlook ODI motion “till he has totally recovered,” regardless of taking part in for Paarl Royals within the SA20 by January and early February.
Mujeeb, who was not included within the provisional squad for Champions Trophy, final performed an ODI through the 2023 World Cup.
Afghanistan will start their Champions Trophy marketing campaign towards South Africa on February 21 in Karachi, adopted by matches towards England and Australia.
Afghanistan squad for Champions Trophy
Hashmatullah Shahidi (Capt)Ibrahim Zadran, Ikram Alikhil (WK), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah (Vice-Capt), Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Prophet, Rashid Khan, Fareeh Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Nangeyalia Kharote, Naveed Zadran , Noor Ahmad.
Revealed – February 12, 2025 11:37 am IST
