T20 World Cup: Gulbadin Naib replaces Hazratullah Zazai in Afghanistan squad

Naib was with the team as a travelling reserve and could be included in the team’s fourth Super 12 match against Sri Lanka in Brisbane on Tuesday.

Afghanistan’s Gulbadin Naib. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

Afghanistan batter Gulbadin Naib has replaced injured Hazratullah Zazai in its squad at the Twenty20 World Cup, tournament organisers said on Monday.

Naib was with the team as a travelling reserve and could be included in the team’s fourth Super 12 match against Sri Lanka in Brisbane on Tuesday.

Zazai was ruled out due to an abdominal muscle strain, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said.

He made seven in Afghanistan’s opening loss to England before its next two matches were abandoned without a ball being bowled, leaving it bottom of Group 1, led by New Zealand.