- Afghanistan appoint Rashid Khan as their new captain for T20I format.
- He replaced Mohammad Nabi who stepped down after T20 World Cup 2021.
- Rashid will also be captaining MI Cape Town in inaugural SA20 league.
On Thursday, leg-spinner Rashid Khan was chosen to lead Afghanistan in T20 international matches. Rashid takes over for veteran off-spin all-rounder Mohammad Nabi, who resigned from his position following the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia in 2022.
“A captain has a lot of responsibilities. I have prior experience as the leader of my country, and there is a terrific group of individuals with whom I get along well and feel at ease. We will make an effort to remain united, work hard to turn things around, and bring honour and happiness to our country and nation “Rashid stated in a statement released by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB).
This will be Rashid’s second time serving as Afghanistan’s T20I captain; the first time, he resigned shortly after the T20 World Cup 2021 roster was released after serving as captain for just two months.
“In Afghanistan cricket, Rashid Khan is well-known. He has a vast amount of expertise playing the format all around the world, which will enable him to advance the squad in the format.” “We are glad to have Rashid Khan back as our captain for the T20I format because he has experience guiding AfghanAtalan in all three formats. He will win and bring greater glory to the country, I am confident “declared ACB Chairman Mirwais Ashraf.
Rashid, who has played for Afghanistan in 74 T20I matches so far, is the third-highest wicket-taker in the division, after only Bangladesh left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hassan (134) and New Zealand pacer Tim Southee (134). (128).
In franchise cricket, where he has played 361 T20 matches for 15 different clubs worldwide since 2015, he has also been in high demand. With 491 wickets, he is the second-most successful bowler in the format behind Dwayne Bravo (614) in terms of wickets.
In February 2023, Afghanistan will go to the UAE to play three Twenty20 Internationals against the hosts. This would be Rashid’s first trip to lead Afghanistan in the shortest format since 2019. In January 2023, Rashid will lead MI Cape Town in the inaugural SA20 league.
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