[6] Afghanistan also named Nasir Jamal, Ziaur Rehman, and Mohammad Ibrahim as reserve players for the Test series.
[13] On 17 December, Rahmanullah Gurbaz was ruled out of the ODI series due to a grade 2B quadriceps along with a hip flexor injury with Mohammad Ishaq named as his replacement.
[14] Additionally Mujeeb Ur Rahman was rested from the ODI series due to recovery process from injury.
[16] 25 December, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar and Shahidullah were added into the Test squad.
[17][18] On 25 December, Takudzwa Chataira was ruled out of the first Test due to suffered from right-side strain during practice, with Victor Nyauchi named as his replacement.