Afghanistan's young spinner Allah Ghazanfar is out of the ICC Champions Trophy due to an L4 vertebra fracture. He will be away from the field for at least four months during which his treatment will continue. He was recently injured during the Zimbabwe tour. Left-arm bowler Nangeyalia Kharote has been included in Afghanistan's team for the Champions Trophy in place of Ghazanfar . Nangeyalia has played 7 ODIs for Afghanistan and taken 11 wickets. Ghazanfar's participation in IPL is also doubtful. He was bought by Mumbai Indians in the mega auction. Allah Ghazanfar bought by Mumbai team for Rs 4.80 crores
Mumbai Indians bought Ghazanfar for Rs 4.80 crore rupees in the mega auction, which was 6 times more than his base price. His base price was 75 lakh rupees. This would have been Ghazanfar's first IPL season, though it remains to be seen whether he will be able to recover in time for the upcoming season. As per reports, the IPL 2025 season get underway on 21 March. Afghanistan to begin campaign against South Africa
Afghanistan team will begin their Champions Trophy 2025 campaign against South Africa. This match will be played on February 21. After this, the team will face England on February 26. Afghanistan will play their final group match against Australia on February 28. The team's first match will be in Karachi while the second and third matches will be played at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Afghanistan to play Champions Trophy for the first time
The 2025 Champions Trophy will be the first Champions Trophy for the Afghan team. The team was in sixth position in the 2023 World Cup, which is why they are getting a chance to play in the Champions Trophy. A total of 8 teams will play in the Champions Trophy, of which the top 7 teams have been selected from the previous World Cup. Afghanistan Team for Champions Trophy:
Hashmatullah Shahidi (Captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharote, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik, Naveed Zadran. Reserves: Darwish Rasooli, Bilal Sami.Original Article