The Afghanistan National Cricket Team, known as the Afghan Atalan, represents Afghanistan in international men’s cricket. The squad changes according to the format and series. In 2026, Afghanistan appointed Rahmat Shah as the new Test and ODI captain, while Ibrahim Zadran took over as T20I captain.
The table below brings together the main senior Afghanistan international players and their roles.
| No. | Player | Role | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Format/Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rahmat Shah | Batter | Right-hand | Right-arm leg-break | Test/ODI Captain |
| 2 | Ibrahim Zadran | Batter | Right-hand | Right-arm medium | T20I Captain |
| 3 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Wicketkeeper-Batter | Right-hand | — | Test/ODI/T20I |
| 4 | Hashmatullah Shahidi | Batter | Left-hand | Right-arm off-break | Test/ODI |
| 5 | Sediqullah Atal | Batter | Left-hand | — | ODI/T20I |
| 6 | Azmatullah Omarzai | All-rounder | Right-hand | Right-arm fast-medium | Test/ODI/T20I |
| 7 | Mohammad Nabi | All-rounder | Right-hand | Right-arm off-break | ODI/T20I |
| 8 | Gulbadin Naib | All-rounder | Right-hand | Right-arm medium-fast | ODI/T20I |
| 9 | Rashid Khan | Bowler | Right-hand | Right-arm leg-break | Test/ODI/T20I |
| 10 | Noor Ahmad | Bowler | Left-hand | Left-arm wrist-spin | ODI/T20I |
| 11 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Bowler | Right-hand | Right-arm off-break | ODI/T20I |
| 12 | Fazalhaq Farooqi | Bowler | Left-hand | Left-arm fast-medium | ODI/T20I |
| 13 | Naveen-ul-Haq | Bowler | Right-hand | Right-arm medium-fast | T20I |
| 14 | Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi | Bowler | Right-hand | Right-arm fast-medium | ODI/T20I |
| 15 | AM Ghazanfar | Bowler | Right-hand | Right-arm off-break | ODI |
| 16 | Nangyal Kharoti | All-rounder | Left-hand | Left-arm orthodox | ODI/Test |
| 17 | Darwish Rasooli | Batter | Right-hand | Right-arm off-break | ODI/T20I |
| 18 | Mohammad Ishaq | Wicketkeeper-Batter | Right-hand | — | T20I |
| 19 | Shahidullah Kamal | All-rounder | Left-hand | Left-arm orthodox | T20I |
| 20 | Abdullah Ahmadzai | Bowler | Right-hand | Right-arm fast-medium | T20I |
| 21 | Ikram Alikhil | Wicketkeeper-Batter | Left-hand | — | ODI |
| 22 | Qais Ahmad | Bowler | Right-hand | Right-arm leg-break | Test |
| 23 | Yamin Ahmadzai | Bowler | Right-hand | Right-arm fast-medium | Test/ODI |
| 24 | Saleem Safi | Bowler | Right-hand | Right-arm fast-medium | ODI |
| 25 | Bilal Sami | Bowler | Right-hand | Right-arm fast | Test |
| 26 | Rahmanullah Zadran | Batter | Right-hand | — | Test |
| 27 | Fareed Ahmad Malik | Bowler | Left-hand | Left-arm fast-medium | ODI/T20I |
| 28 | Sharafuddin Ashraf | All-rounder | Left-hand | Left-arm orthodox | T20I |
| 29 | Noor Rahman | Wicketkeeper-Batter | Right-hand | — | T20I |
| 30 | Karim Janat | All-rounder | Right-hand | Right-arm medium-fast | T20I |
| 31 | Najibullah Zadran | Batter/Wicketkeeper | Left-hand | — | T20I |
| 32 | Ismat Alam | All-rounder | Right-hand | Right-arm medium-fast | Domestic/International |
| 33 | Nangeyalia Kharote | Bowler/All-rounder | Left-hand | Left-arm orthodox | ODI/T20I |
| 34 | Arab Gul Momand | Bowler | Right-hand | Right-arm leg-break | Emerging/International |
| 35 | Farmanullah | Bowler | Right-hand | Right-arm fast | Emerging |
| 36 | Faridoon Dawoodzai | Bowler | Right-hand | Right-arm fast | Emerging |
| 37 | Mohammad Akram | Batter | Right-hand | — | Emerging |
