Naveen ul Haq returned to the Afghanistan ODI squad after a two-year gap for the World Cup in India while senior all-rounder Gulbadin Naib misses out despite a good showing in the ongoing Asia Cup.
The squad led by Hashmatullah Shahidi features four changes from the squad that is playing the Asia Cup. The likes of Karim Janat, Sharafuddin Ashraf and Suliman Safi also miss out aside from Naib
Naveen’s absence from the Asia Cup became the cynosure on social media with fans expressing their disappointment at missing a long-awaited contest between the Afghan pacer and Kohli.
The last time they faced each other was in IPL 2023, which eventually turned into an ugly scene with the former India captain reportedly sledging Naveen while he was batting in the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium.
The two then had a heated exchange of words and after the end of the match, shared an intense handshake which left Glenn Maxwell to jump in and separate the two
Afghanistan squad for the ODI World Cup 2023
Hashmatullah Shahidi(C)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz(WK)
Ibrahim Zadran
Riaz Hassan
Rahmat Shah
Najibullah Zadran
Mohammad Nabi
Ikram Alikhil
Azmatullah Omarzai
Rashid Khan
A Rahman
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
Noor Ahmad
Naveen-ul-Haq
Fazalhaq Farooq
