Afghanistan Spinner Allah Ghazanfar Ruled Out of Champions Trophy and IPL 2025

Allah Ghazanfar will remain out of cricket action for atleast four months.

Shivani Shukla Updated: February 12, 2025 schedule 2 min read

Allah Ghazanfar | Source: X.com

Afghanistan’s young spinner Allah Ghazanfar will not play in the ICC Champions Trophy and IPL 2025. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed that he will be out for at least four months due to an injury.

Injury and Recovery

Ghazanfar suffered a fracture in his L4 vertebra during Afghanistan’s recent tour of Zimbabwe. He will need medical treatment and rest for four months. Because of this, he will miss the Champions Trophy and the IPL season.

The injury is a big setback for Mumbai Indians (MI), who bought him for Rs 4.80 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction. The 18-year-old spinner was expected to play in the starting XI for the Hardik Pandya-led team.

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Squad Changes for Afghanistan

With Ghazanfar ruled out, Afghanistan has added Nangyal Kharoti to the main squad. He was earlier in the reserves list. The team will also miss Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who is still recovering from his injury.

Mumbai Indians’ Spin Options

Without Ghazanfar, Mumbai Indians will depend on Mitchell Santner and Karn Sharma for spin bowling in IPL 2025. The team will have to adjust their plans as they prepare for the tournament.

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Afghanistan’s Updated Squad for Champions Trophy

Main Squad:

Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah, Ikram Alikhil, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Nangyal Kharoti, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Farid Malik, Naveed Zadran.

Reserves:

Darwish Rasooli, Bilal Sami