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Shahzad Back In Team After Doping Ban Ends

Mohammad Shahzad is back in Afghanistan's ODI and T20I squads for their series against Zimbabwe in the UAE in February after his one-year doping ban ended on Wednesday. 

The wicketkeeper-batsman officially started training on Thursday. 

The allrounder Samiullah Shenwari is also back in both squads, having been rested during Afghanistan's ODI series against Ireland in December. 

Among the fast bowlers, Hamid Hassan, who last played an international match in July 2016, has made a comeback to the T20I squad, while Dawlat Zadran is part of the ODI squad but has missed out on T20I selection.

The series against Zimbabwe will be the newly appointed head coach Phil Simmons' first in charge of Afghanistan.

ODI squad: Asghar Stanikzai (capt), Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Javed Ahmadi, Ihsanullah Janat, Najibullah Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Samiullah Shenwari, Nasir Jamal, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Zadran, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran. Reserves: Noor Ali Zadran, Karim Janat, Sayed Ahmad Shirzad, Afsar Zazai.

T20I squad: Asghar Stanikzai (capt), Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Usman Ghani, Karim Sadiq, Najibullah Zadran, Shafiqullah, Samiullah Shenwari, Aftab Alam, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Zadran, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Hamid Hassan, Shapoor Zadran.
 

Shahzad Back In Team After Doping Ban Ends

The wicketkeeper-batsman started training on Thursday in preparation for the national team’s upcoming series against Zimbabwe in February. 

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Mohammad Shahzad is back in Afghanistan's ODI and T20I squads for their series against Zimbabwe in the UAE in February after his one-year doping ban ended on Wednesday. 

The wicketkeeper-batsman officially started training on Thursday. 

The allrounder Samiullah Shenwari is also back in both squads, having been rested during Afghanistan's ODI series against Ireland in December. 

Among the fast bowlers, Hamid Hassan, who last played an international match in July 2016, has made a comeback to the T20I squad, while Dawlat Zadran is part of the ODI squad but has missed out on T20I selection.

The series against Zimbabwe will be the newly appointed head coach Phil Simmons' first in charge of Afghanistan.

ODI squad: Asghar Stanikzai (capt), Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Javed Ahmadi, Ihsanullah Janat, Najibullah Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Samiullah Shenwari, Nasir Jamal, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Zadran, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Dawlat Zadran, Shapoor Zadran. Reserves: Noor Ali Zadran, Karim Janat, Sayed Ahmad Shirzad, Afsar Zazai.

T20I squad: Asghar Stanikzai (capt), Mohammad Shahzad (wk), Usman Ghani, Karim Sadiq, Najibullah Zadran, Shafiqullah, Samiullah Shenwari, Aftab Alam, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Zadran, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Hamid Hassan, Shapoor Zadran.
 

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