The Afghanistan Cricket Board has stripped Asghar Afghan of the national team captaincy, blaming him for losing the Test match against Zimbabwe in March at Abu Dhabi. (More Cricket News)
The ACB said in a statement on Monday that “some of Afghan’s decisions as captain of the team resulted in Afghanistan’s loss to Zimbabwe in the first Test of the series.”
The ACB didn’t highlight any particular decision made by Afghan during the match but said the decision to remove him from the captaincy was taken on the basis of an “investigation conducted by ACB’s investigative committee.”
Zimbabwe thumped Afghanistan by 10 wickets inside two days in the first Test before Afghanistan leveled the series by winning the second Test by six wickets.
Left-handed batsman Hashmatullah Shahidi was appointed as new Test and ODI captain while Rahmat Shah will be Shahid’s deputy in both formats.
Top-ranked Twenty20 leg-spinner Rashid Khan was named vice-captain for T20s while the ACB said it will soon announce a captain for the format.
Hashmatullah Shahidi Replaces Asghar Afghan As Afghanistan Captain In Test, ODIs
Zimbabwe thumped Afghanistan by 10 wickets inside two days in the first test before Afghanistan leveled the series by winning the second test by six wickets.
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Hashmatullah Shahidi Replaces Asghar Afghan As Afghanistan Captain In Test, ODIs
Hashmatullah Shahidi Replaces Asghar Afghan As Afghanistan Captain In Test, ODIs
- Previous Story
Sanju Samson Becomes First Player Ever To Score Three T20I Centuries In A Calendar Year - Next StoryIND Vs RSA 4th T20I: Samson, Tilak Smash Splendid Centuries As Records Tumble In Johannesburg
