Afghanistan in town

A 25-member contingent of Afghanistan cricket Team INCLUDING 17 players arrived in Dhaka to play an ODI series against the hosts Bangladesh yesterday. 

They came here in Bangladesh by a Jet-airlines' flight from India, where they held a pre-tour training camp at the Greater Noida in Uttar Prodesh, in where they will play against Ireland after Bangladesh series. 
Three players amongst the whole squad came here in Dhaka from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night after performing their hajj. They are Afghanistan ODI captain Asghar Stanikzai, wicket-keeper Mohammad Shahzad and Legbreak googly Rahmat Shah. 
Afghanistan have named three rookie players- Ihsanullah, Karim Janat and Naveen-ul-Haq - in their 17-member squad for the ODI series against Bangladesh. Before going into the main series, the visiting side will play a practice match against BCB XI, the match which will be played at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium (KSOAS) in Fatullah on Friday.
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) meanwhile announced the 13-member squad of the BCB XI for the  practice match, where experienced opener Imrul Kayes, gloveman Anamul Hoque Bijoy, Shabbir Rahman, Litton Kumer Das and Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury are in the local squad. 
However, the visitors will face-off the Tigers in the first one day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) on September 25. They will take on the home side for the second match, just two days after the opener on September 28 at the same. 
Afghan side will lock horns local side in the third and last match of the three-match ODI series on October 1 at the same venue.
All the matches of the series will be a day-night affair. Bangladesh will begin their international campaign after a gap of 10 months with the series. 
Bangladesh will announce their final squad for the three-match ODI series against the visiting Afghanistan through a formal press conference to be held at the Media Block of the SBNCS) today.
Afghanistan squad:
Asghar Stanikzai (capt), Mohammad Shahzad, Rahmat Shah, Mirwais Ashraf, Dawlat Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Samiullah Shenwari, Rashid Khan, Hashmatullah Shaidi, Fareed Ahmad, Amir Hamza, Najibullah Zadran, Nawroz Mangal, Naveen-ul-Haq, Karim Janat, Shabir Noori, Ihsanullah   

Afghanistan in town

A 25-member contingent of Afghanistan cricket Team INCLUDING 17 players arrived in Dhaka to play an ODI series against the hosts Bangladesh yesterday. They came here in Bangladesh by a Jet-airlines flight from India, where they held a pre-tour training camp at the Greater Noida in Uttar Prodesh, in where they will play against Ireland after Bangladesh series. Three players amongst the whole squad came here in Dhaka from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night after performing their hajj. They are Afghanistan ODI captain Asghar Stanikzai, wicket-keeper Mohammad Shahzad and Legbreak googly Rahmat Shah. Afghanistan have named three rookie players- Ihsanullah, Karim Janat and Naveen-ul-Haq - in their 17-member squad for the ODI series against Bangladesh. Before going into the main series, the visiting side will play a practice match against BCB XI, the match which will be played at the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium (KSOAS) in Fatullah on Friday. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) meanwhile announced the 13-member squad of the BCB XI for the practice match, where experienced opener Imrul Kayes, gloveman Anamul Hoque Bijoy, Shabbir Rahman, Litton Kumer Das and Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury are in the local squad. However, the visitors will face-off the Tigers in the first one day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) on September 25. They will take on the home side for the second match, just two days after the opener on September 28 at the same. Afghan side will lock horns local side in the third and last match of the three-match ODI series on October 1 at the same venue. All the matches of the series will be a day-night affair. Bangladesh will begin their international campaign after a gap of 10 months with the series. Bangladesh will announce their final squad for the three-match ODI series against the visiting Afghanistan through a formal press conference to be held at the Media Block of the SBNCS) today. Afghanistan squad: Asghar Stanikzai (capt), Mohammad Shahzad, Rahmat Shah, Mirwais Ashraf, Dawlat Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Samiullah Shenwari, Rashid Khan, Hashmatullah Shaidi, Fareed Ahmad, Amir Hamza, Najibullah Zadran, Nawroz Mangal, Naveen-ul-Haq, Karim Janat, Shabir Noori, Ihsanullah