{"id":503126,"date":"2025-09-16T09:20:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T04:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=503126"},"modified":"2025-09-16T09:20:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T04:20:19","slug":"afghanistans-naveen-ul-haq-ruled-out-of-team-amid-ongoing-asia-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/afghanistans-naveen-ul-haq-ruled-out-of-team-amid-ongoing-asia-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan\u2019s Naveen-ul-Haq ruled out of team amid ongoing Asia Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Naveen has been replaced by emerging pacer Abdullah Ahmadzai, who made his T20I debut<br \/>\n Dubai<br \/>\nAfghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has ruled right-arm pacer Naveen-ul-Haq out of the team amid the ongoing ACC Men\u2019s T20 Asia Cup 2025, citing his shoulder injury.<br \/>\nIn a statement, the cricket board cited his injury as the cause of dropping out, saying that he was recovering from a shoulder injury; he was not declared fit by the medical team, so he would not play the remaining matches of the tournament. \u201cAfghanistan\u2019s veteran fast bowler, Naveen Ul Haq, has been ruled out of the ACC Men\u2019s T20 Asia Cup 2025,\u201d the ACB said in a statement.<br \/>\n\u201cHe is still recovering from a shoulder injury and has not been declared fit by the ACB medical team to participate in the remaining matches. Naveen will continue to undergo intensive treatment and rehabilitation until he is fully fit,\u201d it added.<br \/>\nNaveen has been replaced by emerging pacer Abdullah Ahmadzai, who made his T20I debut against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the recently held T20I tri-series. \u201cFast bowler Abdullah Ahmadzai, who was previously in the reserves and recently made his international debut, has been promoted to the main squad for the Asia Cup 2025,\u201d the ACB\u2019s statement continued. \u201cThe ACB wishes Naveen Ul Haq a speedy recovery and extends its best wishes to Abdullah Ahmadzai for the matches ahead.\u201d<br \/>\nFor the unversed, Afghanistan has thus far played only one match in the Asia Cup 2025 \u2013 the curtain raiser in Dubai \u2013 where they beat Hong Kong by 94 runs. Their next group-stage match is scheduled to be played at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.<br \/>\nAfghanistan squad for Asia Cup 2025<br \/>\nRashid Khan (c),Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Darwish Rasooli, Sediqullah Atal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Karim Janat, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mohammad Ishaq, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb ur Rahman, AM Ghazanfar, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, and Abdullah Ahmadzai.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Naveen has been replaced by emerging pacer Abdullah Ahmadzai, who made his T20I debut Dubai Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has ruled right-arm pacer Naveen-ul-Haq out of the team amid the ongoing ACC Men\u2019s T20 Asia Cup 2025, citing his shoulder injury. 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