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Ahead of the 2019 World Cup, Afghanistan replaced the long-serving ODI captain Asghar Afghan with Gulbadin Naib as part of wholesale changes to the team’s leadership structure across formats. While several senior players questioned the timing of the leadership changes before May 30-July 14 ten-nation tournament, Afghan kept his place in the 15-member squad.
Complete squad:
Gulbadin Naib (c), Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Noor Ali Zadran, Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Samiullah Shinwari, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Dawlat Zadran, Aftab Alam, Hamid 𝐆Hassan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman.
Afghanistan’s Schedule and Fixtures at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019:
Match 1: Afghanistan vs Australia
Date: 1 June 2019 (Saturday), 12:30 pm GMT
Venue: Bristol County Ground, Bristol
Match 2: Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka
Date: 4 June 2019 (Tuesday), 9:30 am GMT
Venue: Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
Match 3: Afghanistan vs New Zealand
Date: 8 June 2019 (Saturday), 12:30 pm GMT
Venue: County Ground Taunton, Taunton
Match 4: Afghanistan vs South Africa
Date: 15 June 2019 (Saturday), 12:30 pm GMT
Venue: Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff
Match 5: Afghanistan vs England
Date: 18 June 2019 (Tuesday), 9:30 am GMT
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Match 6: Afghanistan vs India
Date: 22 June 2019 (Saturday), 9:30 am GMT
Venue: Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
Match 7: Afghanistan vs Bangladesh
Date: 24 June 2019, 9:30 am GMT
Venue: Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
Match 8: Afghanistan vs Pakistan
Date: 29 June 2019 (Saturday), 9:30 am GMT
Venue: Headingley, Leeds
Match 9: Afghanistan vs West Indies
Date: 4 July 2019 (Thursday), 9:30 am GMT
Venue: Headingley, Leeds
