Rashid Khan will have a number of familiar players around him as he begins his stint as Afghanistan's all-format captain, but the Test and T20I squads he has been given for the tour of Bangladesh also include a number of new names.

First up on the September tour will be the one-off Test match, Afghanistan's third ever, in Chattogram.

Apart from Mohammad Shahzad, who is serving a suspension, middle-order batsman Nasir Jamal, left-arm spinner Sharafuddin Ashraf, paceman Wafadar Momand, and left-arm wristspinner Waqar Salamkheil have all been left out of the squad that beat Ireland in the one-off Test in Dehradun in March.

The experienced left-arm paceman Shapoor Zadran, who has never played Test cricket but did take part in the ODIs against Ireland, as well as Afsar Zazai, the wicketkeeper-batsman who played Afghanistan's maiden Test - against India in June 2018 in Bengaluru - have both been included. The others to make the cut were left-arm wristspinner Zahir Khan, medium pacer Ahmad Shirzad and two players who have never represented Afghanistan, opening batsman Ibrahim Zadran and legspinner Qais Ahmad.

The squad of 15 includes veterans Mohammad Nabi and Asghar Afghan, the captain in Afghanistan's first two Test matches, with other experienced players like Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi in the mix too.

The Test will be played from September 5-9, and will be followed by a triangular T20I series, also involving Zimbabwe, scheduled to held from September 13-24. Apart from the regulars, that side also has the uncapped trio of Shahidullah, the left-hand batsman, medium pace-bowling allrounder Fazal Niazai, and wicketkeeper-batsman Rahmanullah Gurbaz.