Rashid Khan has not recovered in time for Afghanistan's three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka, which begins on February 9 in Pallekele. Afghanistan's pro spinner went through back a medical procedure toward the end of last year and has not played cutthroat cricket since the 2023 ODI World Cup in November. Qais Ahmad, who has played only one ODI for Afghanistan up until this point, will fill in for Rashid in Sri Lanka. Noor Ahmad, who is playing for Durban's Super Goliaths in the SA20, will rejoin the public group and miss the last phases of the association. Najibullah Zadran, who was important for Afghanistan's Reality Cup crew, was forgotten about for the Sri Lanka ODIs, while Abdul Rahman was incorporated exclusively as a hold. Quick bowler Mohammad Saleem was sidelined by a hamstring strain, as indicated by an ACB media discharge. Allrounder Gulbadin Naib, who dazzled with his huge hitting in the new T20I series against India, procured a review to the ODI side. Fareed Ahmad likewise came to the 15-part crew. Both were hold players during the 2023 ODI World Cup. Seamer Naveed Zadran, who intrigued on Test debut against Sri Lanka, broke into the ODI side too. He is uncapped in ODI cricket and has played just six Rundown A games up until this point, getting eight wickets. "We have reliably endeavored to get more reciprocal cricket coordinates and make a bustling timetable for our public groups," ACB President Naseeb Khan said. "This denotes our third visit to Sri Lanka in the beyond 16 months, which is a promising sign pushing ahead. The selectors have chosen areas of strength for an up and we enthusiastically expect an interesting series ahead." Each of the three ODIs will be played in Pallekele before the groups move to Dambulla for the three-match T20I series. This will be Afghanistan's most memorable ODI task since the World Cup. Afghanistan squad for ODI series against SL Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Rahmat Shah (vice-capt), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ikram Alikhil (wk), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Qais Ahmad, Noor Ahmad, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveed Zadran, Farid Ahmad Reserves: Sharafuddin Ashraf, Shahidullah, Abdul Rahman, Bilal Sami