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Rashid Khan to Lead Spin-Heavy Afghanistan in Asia Cup

On August 24, Afghanistan unveiled a 17-member squad for the Asia Cup and named Rashid Khan captain.
The Asia Cup 2025 is scheduled September 9-28 in the United Arab Emirates with eight teams competing in a T20I format, serving as preparation for next year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
The squad includes mystery spinner Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman and uncapped AM Ghazanfar, with Ibrahim Zadran returning to anchor the top order, while Hazratullah Zazai was left out for consistency.
The team will tune up in the Tri-Nation Series in Sharjah starting Aug. 29, featuring most of the 22-member preliminary squad, before opening the Asia Cup against Hong Kong on September 9 in Abu Dhabi.
The squad's balance keeps a spin-heavy squad to exploit Dubai and Abu Dhabi pitches, with veterans including senior all-rounder Mohammad Nabi who reached last year's ICC Men's T20 World Cup knockout stage.

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