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The countdown for T20 World Cup 2026 has started. This tournament being organized in India and Sri Lanka will start from February 7, in which a total of 20 teams are participating. Before this, a mountain of sorrow has fallen on a player of Afghanistan team. 19 year old Allah Ghazanfar’s father has passed away.
Allah Ghazanfar is not included in the main squad of the Afghanistan team for the T20 World Cup 2026, but he has been included among the reserve players. Let us tell you that officially any country can make changes in its team till January 31, but after this or in between the tournaments, any team will need ICC’s permission to make any changes.
Allah Ghazanfar gave information about father’s demise
Allah Ghazanfar informed about his father’s demise through social media. Ghazanfar is a part of Mumbai Indians in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026), who was retained by the franchise for Rs 4.80 crore.
The 19-year-old Afghan bowler has played in many cricket leagues around the world. He has played 1 Test, 14 ODI and 5 T20 International matches for Afghanistan, in which he has taken 4, 23 and 2 wickets respectively.
Afghanistan squad in T20 World Cup 2026
Rashid Khan (captain), Noor Ahmed, Abdullah Ahmedzai, Sediqullah Atal, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen Ul Haq, Mohammad Ishaq, Shahidullah Kamal, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Darwish Rasooli, Ibrahim Zadran.
reserve: AM Ghazanfar, Ijaz Ahmadzai and Zia ur Rehman Sharifi.
Afghanistan is in Group D
Afghanistan cricket team is included in Group D, in which the other four teams are Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and UAE. Afghanistan can remain strong against Canada and UAE, the real challenge they will face is from New Zealand and South Africa. However, this team has made many big upsets in history, so it would not be much of a surprise if this team reaches the Super-8.