Afghanistan Cricket Board on Thursday announced the nation's squads for full series against Ireland, which is due to kick off in India later this month.

The series involves three T20Is, five ODIs and one Test. It will begin on 21^st February and end on 19^th March with all matches to be played in Dehradun.

Afghan cricket officials believe that the upcoming series will be important for Afghan players as they prepare for World Cup which will begin in May.

Afghanistan and Ireland became full members of the International Cricket Council in 2017. They have already played their debut Tests and the upcoming Test will be their second.

Afghanistan Squads

T20 Squad: Asghar Afghan (Captain), Usman Ghani, Najeeb Tarakai, Hazratullah Zazai, Samihullah Shinwari, Mohammad Nabi, Shafiqullah Shafaq, Rashid Khan, Najibullah Zadran, Karim Janat, Farid Ahmad Malik, Sayed Ahmad Shirzad, Zia ur Rahman Sharifi, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Zahir Khan, Sharafudin Ashraf

ODI Squad: AsgharAfghan (Captain), Mohammad Shahzad, Noor Ali Zadran, Javid Ahmadi, Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Ikram Alikhail, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rashid Khan, Karim Janat, Gulbadin Naib, Aftab Alam, Dawlat Zadran, Zahir Khan, Farid Ahmad Malik, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Shapoor Zadran, Sayed Ahmad Shirzad

Test Squad: Asghar Afghan (Captain), Shahzad Mohammadi, Ihsanullah Janat, Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah, Nasir Jamal, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Ikram Alikhail, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Wafadar Momand, Yamin Ahmadzai, Sharafudin Ashraf, Waqar Salamkhail

Fixtures
21 February – 1st T20I
23 February – 2nd T20I
24 February – 3rd T20I
28 February – 1st ODI
2 March – 2nd ODI
5 March – 3rd ODI
8 March – 4th ODI
10 March – 5th ODI
15–19 March – Test Match