Asia Cup 2023: Afghanistan's strongest predicted playing XI for the tournament
Following the loss at the hands of Pakistan in the three-match ODI series, the Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced a 17-member squad that will tour Pakistan and Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup 2023.
6. Mohammad Nabi
Former skipper Mohammad Nabi will be expected to utilise his experience and help his team do wonders in the continental tournament. Nabi, who is the most experienced player in this Afghanistan squad, has played 145 ODIs in his 14-year ODI career. In this period, he has scored 3085 runs with 15 fifties and a hundred.
With the ball, he has taken 154 wickets in 140 innings at an economy of 4.29. In the 2018 Asia Cup, the veteran racked up 134 runs and five wickets in five matches. While talking about his recent performance, the 38-year-old has scored 117 runs, this year, in eight innings of nine ODIs.
As a bowler, he has claimed 10 wickets at an economy of 4.51. In the three-match ODI series against Pakistan, he took four wickets in three outings at an economy of 4.08 and played his part efficiently with the ball. In the continental tournament, he will be seen strengthening his team’s middle order with the bat and the spin department with the ball.
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