In this week, Afghanistan will make their debut in the Test cricket arena when they will meet against the hosts India at Bengaluru from June 14. Afghanistan will be the 12th member to play Test cricket.

Like the whole nation, the world cricket is also excited to see Afghan cricketers outing for the Test cricket. As the team has already gained the popularity in the other international formats in a short period of time, we know some Afghan cricketers who can inspire the nation in that historic Test match.

Here, we will briefly talk about five Afghan cricketers who can inspire the nation in the upcoming historic Test match.

1. Asghar Stanikzai

30-year old Asghar Stanikzai will lead the side in the historic Test match. The all-rounder is the huge experienced cricketer for his nation as he has played 86 ODIs and 54 T20Is. The right-handed batsman has scored 1,421 runs in the 23 first-class matches (34 innings) with 44.40 averages. While his highest first-class score is 145 runs, Stanikzai has already scored five centuries and three half-centuries.

Afghanistan is expecting a crucial influence from the skipper Stanikzai during the historic Test match.