Young Rashid Khan appointed Afghanistan captain in all formats.
Rashid Khan has been appointed the captain of the Afghanistan cricket team in all formats, the cricket board confirmed on Fri (July 12). Asghar Afghan, who was despoiled as captain sooner than the world Cup, are Rashid's deputy.
ACB had created forceful changes leading up to the world Cup, after they despoiled Asghar Afghan as captain in all format, and replaced him with Gulbadin Naib (ODIs), Rashid (T20Is) and Rahmat Shah (Tests). At the conclusion of the 2019 tournament, ACB have created another chang currently, giving the reigns of all the formats to the leggie.
Afghanistan had a ugly 2019 tournament, losing all their 9 games to complete at all-time low of the table. Naib endured a normal campaign, gifting away runs at quite six.39. He scored runs at twenty one.5 and a lot of significantly lacked the plan of action nous to relinquish the aspect a lift.
Under Naib's forerunner - Afghan -Afghanistan announce 31 wins in ODIs and that they conjointly registered 37 victories in 46 T20Is. He conjointly LED his country to their maiden check win against Ireland this year. Afghan has been an regular member of the aspect since 2009 and has notched up 2013 and 1056 runs in ODIs and T20Is.
That forceful move of removing Afghan right before the world Cup wasn't welcome by many players as they took to Twitter to create their disappointment clear. Afghanistan's campaign was riddled with controversies as Afghan wasn't enclosed within the taking part in XI in most of the fixtures. Mohammad Shahzad was allegedly sent home despite being match whereas Aftam Alam was excluded within the middle of the campaign owing to disciplinary problems.
Rashid can lead the aspect in an exceedingly happening check against Bangladesh in Sep, a tri-series involving Bangladesh and Zimbabwe before a full home series against the West Indies - as well as 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs and a happening check - in India between November 5 and December one.
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