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T20 World Cup: Gulbadin Naib to replace injured Hazratullah Zazai in Afghanistan squad

Afghanistan have been forced to change their squad at the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup with the team losing hard-hitting opener Hazratullah Zazai to injury. Zazai, whose stunning 162* against Ireland in Dehradun in 2019 maintains the record for the second-highest total in the men's T20I cricket, has been battling kidney concern and has been ruled out for the remainder of the tournament.
T20 World Cup: Gulbadin Naib to replace injured Hazratullah Zazai in Afghanistan squad
Gulbadin Naib (Getty Images file photo)
BRISBANE: All-rounder Gulbadin Naib will replace injured Hazratullah Zazai in the Afghanistan squad for the remainder of the T20 World Cup.
The Event Technical Committee of the ICC men's T20 World Cup 2022 has approved the replacement for Zazai, the ICC stated.
Naib, who is a travelling reserve, was named as a replacement after Zazai was ruled out due to an abdominal muscle strain.
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Winless Afghanistan are languishing at the bottom of six-team Group 1 with two points from three matches which include two washouts.
The Mohammad Nabi-led side will take on Sri Lanka in their fourth Super 12 match here on Tuesday.
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