Now only a few days are left for the start of T20 World Cup 2026, in such a situation a bad news is coming for Afghanistan. The team’s fast bowler Naveen Ul Haq has been ruled out of the upcoming three-match T20 series against West Indies as well as the T20 World Cup due to injury. Yes, according to the report of ESPNcricinfo, the injury of Naveen Ul Haq has not been known yet, but it has been learned that he is going to undergo surgery at the end of this month. Namibia needs 103 runs in 42 balls at an average of 14.71 per over. ICC corrected the mistake, there was a change in Virat Kohli’s number-1 ODI ranking. There is no official announcement from Afghanistan yet on Naveen Ul Haq being out of the tournament and his replacement. The statement has not come. Let us tell you, mystery spinner AM Ghazanfar, batsman Ajaz Ahmedzai and seamer Zia ur Rehman Sharifi were included in the reserve players for Afghanistan’s T20 World Cup. Zia ur Rehman has more chances of getting a chance in the World Cup squad in place of Naveen Ul. Naveen Ul Haq played the last match for Afghanistan in 2024. After that, he participated in SA20 and then Major League Cricket (MLC) in USA in 2025, but was ruled out of Asia Cup 2025 due to a shoulder injury. He made a comeback in the ILT20 last year and played for MI Emirates (MIE), which was his last competitive match.Now once again Naveen Ul Haq’s exit from the big tournament is a big blow for Afghanistan.Afghanistan T20 World Cup Squad- Rashid Khan (Captain), Noor Ahmed, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Sediqullah Atal, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen Ul Haq, Mohammad Ishaq, Shahidullah Kamal, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Umarzai, Mujeeb ur Rehman, Darwish Rasooli, Ibrahim Zadran.
