জিম্বাবুয়ে

Belgian-born allrounder Antum Naqvi has been included in জিম্বাবুয়ে's Test squad for their two-match series against আফগানিস্তান, which starts on Thursday. Naqvi, who has been playing in জিম্বাবুয়ে since 2023, has met the ICC's criteria for eligibility for his adopted country and could make a much-anticipated debut in Sharjah.। Naqvi is a highly-rated player who has a batting average of 60.35 and was the first player to score a triple-শতক for any team in জিম্বাবুয়ে, when he made 300* for the Mid-West Rhinos against the Tuskers in 2024. He has a total of six first-class hundreds and eight fifties to his name from 24 matches and has also taken 62 উইকেট.। Twenty-two-year-old Brian Bennett will অধিনায়ক জিম্বাবুয়ে in the absence of regular skipper Richard Ngarava, who continues to recover from a back problem. Bennett has an experienced batting line-up under his command, including former captains Craig Ervine and Brendan Taylor, while Ben Curran, Innocent Kaia and Tadiwanashe Marumani are all expected to feature in the series.।

জিম্বাবুয়ে's pace attack will have to do without Ngarava and Tanaka Chivanga but has Blessing Muzarabani at its disposal, alongside Brad Evans, Newman Nyamhuri, Kundai Matigimu, who has played one Test, and the uncapped Ernest Masuku.। Legspinner Graeme Cremer, the third 40-year-old in the side after Ervine and Taylor, has been recalled. Cremer has not played a Test in almost nine years after last featuring for জিম্বাবুয়ে in a day-night Test in দক্ষিণ আফ্রিকা in December 2017, but has been part of জিম্বাবুয়ে's recent white-ball sides and has experience in the UAE, where he has lived for several years. Cremer, Vincent Masekesa, Wellington Masakadza and Naqvi make up the spin options.। Naqvi, who is of Pakistani heritage and has also lived in অস্ট্রেলিয়া, was originally called up by জিম্বাবুয়ে in July 2024 for a T20I series against ভারত but his participation was subject to his passport status. At the time, he had applied for naturalisation in জিম্বাবুয়ে. He was then called up again to play a Test against আফগানিস্তান in October 2025 but again, had not received the required paperwork.।

As recently as June this year, জিম্বাবুয়ে Cricket was awaiting confirmation that he could represent জিম্বাবুয়ে but said in a বিবৃতি on Wednesday that he has been cleared to play.। জিম্বাবুয়ে squad for আফগানিস্তান Tests। Brian Bennett (capt), Antum Naqvi, Ben Curran, Blessing Muzarabani, Brad Evans, Brendan Taylor, Craig Ervine, Graeme Cremer, Innocent Kaia, Ernest Masuku, Kundai Matigimu, Newman Nyamhuri, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Vincent Masekesa, Wellington Masakadza, Wessly Madhevere।

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