The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Tuesday announced the national cricket team squad for the One-Day International (ODI) and T20 series against West Indies next month.

Afghanistan will play three ODIs and three T20 matches against West Indies in June.

ACB officials said the team will hold training sessions in India in preparation for their matches.

“The West Indies is an experienced team and the ACB has done its best to select experienced players for the series,” the head of the ACB’s selection committee Nawroz Mangal told reporters at a press conference.

“The team will travel to India on May 11 and will have training sessions for 15 days so that they are further prepared for the matches against West Indies,” he said.

Shahzad Mohammadi, the key player of the team will however have to sit this one out after he was slapped with a provisional ban under the International Cricket Council's anti-doping rules.

The ICC announced recently that a sample provided by the 29-year-old in an out-of-competition test in January was found to contain the prohibited substance clenbuterol.

Squad for OD:

Asghar Stanikzai, Noor Ali Zadran, Javid Ahmadi, Usman Ghani, Rahmat Shah Zarmati, Nasir Jamal, Mohammad Nabi Esa Khel, Samiullah Shenwari, Gulbuddin Naib, Rashid Khan Arman, Shafiqullah Shafaq, Shapoor Zadran, Amira Hamza Hotak, Dawlat Zadran, Afsar Zazai, and Farid Malik.

Squad for T20:

Asghar Stanikzai, Noor Ali Zadran, Javid Ahmadi, Usman Ghani, Mohammad Nabi Esakhel, Samiullah Shenwari, Najeeb Zadran, Gulbaddin Naib, Rashid Khan Arman, Shafiqullah Shafaq, Shapoor Zadran, Amira Hamza Hotak, Farid Malik, Dawlat Zadran, and Karim Janat while Naveen-ul-Haq, Afsar Zazai, and Sharafuddin Ashraf have been included in the reserves list.