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Cricket World Cup 2015: Afghanistan Squad List

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Photo courtesy of Afghanistan Cricket Board Facebook

Photo courtesy of Afghanistan Cricket Board Facebook

Afghanistan will be making its World Cup debut alongside a set of teams ready to teach the newcomer a few lessons.

In addition to Afghanistan, Group A includes Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, England, Scotland and Bangladesh. Mohammed Nabi will be the team’s captain.

Although cricket has been played in Afghanistan for decades, the sport hasn’t gained much popularity until recent. In fact, it was first introduced by the British in 1839 in Kabul. Since then until about the late 1900s, cricket really didn’t make much of an impact in the country. In the past two decades, however, things have changed and Afghanistan are now well-represented in the World Cup.

How new are they to the world of cricket? They became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) just two years ago (2013).  For those looking to root for the underdog, look no further than Afghanistan.

Check out the full squad below.

  • Afsar Zazai (wk)
  • Aftab Alam
  • Asghar Stanekzai
  • Dawlat Zadran
  • Gulbadin Naib
  • Hamid Hassan
  • Javed Ahmadi
  • Merwais Ashraf
  • Mohammad Nabi (capt)
  • Najibullah Zadran
  • Nasir Jamal
  • Nawroz Mangal
  • Samiullah Shinwari
  • Shapoor Zadran
  • Usman Ghani

According to BBC Sport, “teams were required to name a 30-man provisional squad before finalising a 15-strong squad for the competition by 7 January. Injured players can only be replaced with special dispensation from the International Cricket Council.”

Rohit Ghosh is a Senior Writer for www.Rantsports.com. Follow him on Twitter @RohitGhosh. “Like” him on Facebook or add him to your network on Google.

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