Afghanistan team is scheduled to be locking horns with the Netherlands in a three-match ODI series scheduled to be commencing on January 21. The team will be missing the services of Mohammad Nabi as he has ruled himself out for the series. Nabi said that he wanted to make way for the younger players to gain some international experience which will be beneficial for them in the future.

Naveen-ul-Haq will also not be taking part in the upcoming ODI series as he will be taking a break from ODIs and wanted to focus on T20Is to prepare for the T20 World Cup scheduled to be played in Australia this year. The squad includes four uncapped cricketers and they will get some international experience from the series.

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Riaz Hassan and Mohammad Saleem Safi – a batter and right-arm fast bowlers, respectively, have earned a chance for the series. Hassan has 358 runs from 6 List A matches while Safi has picked 21 wickets from 12 List A matches with his pace. Fazalhaq Farooqi has played one T20I and has now earned a maiden call-up for ODIs. Shahidullah Kamal is another name in the list of uncapped players and he has played one Test for the country.

Afghanistan has also recalled seam bowling all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai who has played just a single ODI for the Afghans. The squad will be led by Hashmatullah Shahidi and includes a lot of experienced players in the team. The three ODIs will be played on January 21, 23 and 25 in Qatar.

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Afghanistan squad for the ODIs against the Netherlands:

Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Gulbadin Naib, Ikram Alikhail, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Qais Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmat Shah, Rashid Khan, Riaz Hassan, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Shahidullah Kamal, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Usman Ghani, Yamin Ahmadzai.