Rashid Khan takes a break from Test cricket on medical advice

Afghanistan legspinner Rashid Khan has taken a break from Test cricket on medical advice because of an "ongoing injury issue".

He was hence not part of the 20-member preliminary Test squad to face New Zealand in the one-off Test in Greater Noida in India, early next month.

"He has taken a break from Tests for now, there's an ongoing injury issue with him," Afghanistan's media manager Nasir Khan told the news agency. "So the doctors have advised him to not play Tests for now, reports espncricinfo.com.