ICC World Cup 2019: Strongest Afghanistan Playing XI

Middle Order - Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi and Asghar Afghan

Rahmat Shah has the highest ODI batting average for an Afghan batsman

The middle order that is the number 3, number 4 and number 5 batsmen of the playing XI should be Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi and Asghar Afghan, respectively.

Rahmat Shah is the 2nd most successful Afghan batsman when it comes to hitting centuries in ODIs with three hundreds to his name and he also has the highest ODI batting average (36.44) for an Afghan batsman in ODIs. Rahmat has played vital knocks for his team at number 3 and so, he has most likely cemented his spot in the team.

Hashmatullah Shahidi's knock of 97* against Pakistan in the 2018 Asia Cup would still be fresh in the minds of cricket fans and that night, Shahidi showed how much talent he possesses and why he is so important for the team.

Asghar Afghan is the captain of the Afghanistan ODI team but the cool-headed captain has failed to perform well with the bat. The Afghanistan team will definitely not change their captain just months before the World Cup and so, the skipper should try to get back in form in the 9 matches he will play ahead of the tournament.