Afghanistan have included five uncapped players in their extended 19-member squad for the three-match one-day international series against Bangladesh next month.

Three other uncapped players, Izharulhaq Naveed, fast bowling all-rounder Abdul Rahman, and left-arm spinner Zia Ur Rahman Akbar, were also included in the squad that will travel to Bangladesh for three One-Day Internationals on July 5, 8, and 11 in Chittagong.

Izharulhaq was in the Afghanistan Test squad that was defeated by Bangladesh by 546 runs on Saturday, but he did not play.

Rahman participated in Afghanistan’s recent ODI tour of Sri Lanka, while Akbar was elevated to the squad after sitting on the Sri Lanka tour’s bench.

Left-arm pacer Sayed Ahmad Shirzad, who last appeared in an ODI during the 2019 World Cup, is another notable inclusion.

After being rested for the Test, leg-spinner Rashid Khan and left-arm pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi regained sufficient fitness to be included in the ODI squad.

The national selection committee of the Afghanistan Cricket Board announced late Sunday that the players would participate in upcoming ODI matches and the World Cup in India.

“We have selected the best available players for our future programs, including the Bangladesh ODIs next month,” chief selector Asadullah Khan said in a statement.

“We have strategic plans in place to prepare our team for the upcoming mega events in the next three to four months,” he said.

“Therefore, we have chosen a specific number of players alongside backup reserves who will be utilised during this period.”

After the ODI series, Afghanistan will also play two Twenty20 internationals against Bangladesh.

Afghanistan ODI squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (captain), Rahmat Shah, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ikram Alikhil, Riaz Hassan, Ibrahim Zadran, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Shahidullah Kamal, Rashid Khan, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Zia Ur Rahman Akbar, Izharulhaq Naveed, Abdul Rahman, Wafadar Momand, Saleem Safi and Sayed Ahmad Shirzad.