Last Update: December 29, 2022, 17:43 IST
Leg-spin all-rounder Rashid Khan has been appointed as the new captain of the team on Thursday. Afghanistan for T20I format. Rashid replaces senior off-spin all-rounder Mohammad Nabi, who resigned from the role after the ICC Men’s T20. world Cup 2022 in Australia.
“Captaincy is a huge responsibility. I have the experience of leading my country before, there is a great group of people with whom I have a good understanding and feel quite comfortable. We will try to stick together, things Will work hard to bring us back on the right track and bring pride and joy to our country and nation,” Rashid said in an official statement from Afghanistan. Cricket Board (ACB).
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This will be Rashid’s second stint as Afghanistan’s T20I captain, having only been at the helm for two months when he stepped down as the team’s captain soon after the squad was announced for the T20 World Cup 2021.
Rashid Khan is a big name in Afghanistan cricket. He has vast experience of playing formats across the globe which will help him take the team to a new level in the format.”
“Rashid Khan has the experience of leading Afghanistan in the first three formats and we are delighted to have him as our captain again for the T20I format. I am sure he will come out on top and bring more glory to the country,” ACB chairman Mirwaiz Ashraf said.
Rashid has so far represented Afghanistan in 74 T20I matches and has 122 wickets to his name in the format, which makes him the third most in the format behind New Zealand pacer Tim Southee (134) and Bangladesh left-arm spinner Shakib Al. Makes a wicket taker. Hassan (128).
Having played 361 T20 matches for 15 different teams around the world since 2015, he has also been highly sought after in franchise cricket and has taken 491 wickets, the second highest after Dwayne Bravo (614). The second bowler to take more wickets makes it. draft.
Afghanistan are set to tour the UAE in February 2023, where they will take on the hosts in three T20 matches, which will be Rashid’s first tour as Afghanistan captain in the shortest format since 2019. January 2023.
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