The only Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand (AFG vs NZ) is going to start from September 9. Let us tell you that this match between the two teams will be played at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Cricket Ground. Afghanistan will be seen playing a Test match against the Kiwi team for the first time.

There is constant rhetoric in the cricket world about this one-off Test match. Now a new name has been added to this list, that of the experienced spin bowler of the Indian cricket team, Ravichandran Ashwin. Ashwin says that if Afghanistan has to win against a strong team like the Kiwis, then it will have to pay special attention to its batting.

Ashwin gave the key to Afghanistan’s victory

Let us tell you that before the start of Afghanistan’s only Test match against New Zealand, Ashwin has shared a post from his official X account. In this post, Ashwin said – This only Test will be fun to watch. We know that Afghanistan produces amazing talent, but the solidity and stability they need will be their batting department. They have class in the form of Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmat Shah, but there is no one else to follow.

That’s why I’m excited to see what youngsters Riaz Hassan and Bahir Shah have to offer. They are both promising and have averages over 55 in first class. Signs of a strong future for India were seen in the 2000s when Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif came up from the Under 19s to the team. That’s why these 2 players could give Afghanistan a peak at what it can achieve over the next decade.

See this post of Ashwin

This one off Test will be fun to watch.

We know Afghanistan produce insane talent but the one area of ​​solidity and stability they need is from their batting department.

They have Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmat shah oozing class but not much else to follow, and that is why I am… pic.twitter.com/e6REqHdMsI

— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) September 7, 2024

Afghanistan squad for the one-off Test against New Zealand

Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hasan, Abdul Malik, Rahmat Shah, Baheer Shah Mehboob, Ikram Ali Khil (wicketkeeper), Shahidullah Kamal, Afsar Zazai (wicketkeeper), Azmatullah Omarzai, Zia ur Rehman Akbar, Shams ur Rehman, Qais Ahmed, Zahir Khan, Nijat Masood, Khalil Ahmed.