The ICC World T20 2021 will begin on October 17 with the qualifiers while the Super 12 stage of the tournament will start on October 23.
The ICC are yet to take a stance on Afghanistan as the Taliban control over the cricket creeps up slowly to dangerous proportions.
Rashid Khan stepped down from the captaincy of the Afghanistan side for the ICC World T20 2021.
Afghanistan's squad for the T20 World Cup contained several players who had done well in the past, but not been part of the national set-up in recent times.
The Afghanistan vs Pakistan ODI series has been postponed to 2022 due to the Taliban takeover of the country.
Rashid Khan isn't perturbed by the batting conducive conditions at Trent Bridge and nor by the weight of expectations.
Tim Paine is hoping for a fully fit Steve Smith for the Test summer, even if that means missing the T20 World Cup.
Afghanistan and Pakistan might play a bilateral series in October in the UAE which might include three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals.
Fazalhaq Farooqi, the 20-year-old Afghanistan pacer, has been impressive in the practice sessions for Chennai Super Kings before IPL 2021.
The highest score in a Twenty20 International is 278 but it has been achieved by lesser-known teams in the format.