Mumbai Indians’ New Recruit Added To Afghanistan’s squad For Tests vs Zimbabwe

Spinner AM Ghazanfar has been added to Afghanistan’s squad for its upcoming Test collection towards Zimbabwe, beginning in Bulawayo on Thursday. The growth comes after studies emerged of Rashid Khan being unavailable for the Boxing Day sport on account of private causes. AM Ghazanfar has been added to Afghanistan’s squad for the two-match take a look at collection towards Zimbabwe, with the primary one being scheduled to start tomorrow in Bulawayo,” mentioned the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) by way of its X put up on Wednesday.

Ghazanfar’s maiden call-up to the Test group comes after he picked up spectacular figures of 5/33 within the third ODI at Harare Sports Club, which helped Afghanistan safe an eight-wicket win and take a 2-0 collection win. Interestingly, Ghazanfar is but to play a first-class sport in his cricketing profession.

Ghazanfar was bought to Mumbai Indians for Rs 4.8 crore throughout the IPL 2025 auctions in November. 

2024 has been a meteoric yr for Ghazanfar, who started by enjoying for Afghanistan within the U19 Men’s World Cup in South Africa, the place he bagged eight wickets in 4 matches at an economic system price of three.35 and was adopted by his senior ODI debut towards Ireland in March.

He then guided Afghanistan A to successful their maiden ACC Men’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup title in 2024, successful the Player of the Match award within the last towards Sri Lanka A in Oman.

The collection opening sport towards Afghanistan, to be performed on the Queens Sports Club, would be the first time Zimbabwe might be internet hosting its first Boxing Day Test at residence in 28 years. It might be adopted by Zimbabwe internet hosting its first New Year’s Test, scheduled for January 2-6, 2025.

Afghanistan up to date Test squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (C), Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhail, Afsar Zazai, Riaz Hassan, Sediqullah Atal, Abdul Malik, Baheer Shah Mahboob, Ismat Alam, Azmatullah Omarzai, Zahir Khan, Zia Ur Rehman Akbar, Zahir Shehzad, Yamin Ahmadzai, Bashir Ahmad Afghan, Naveed Zadran, Fareed Ahmad Malik and AM Ghazanfar.

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