Kabul: Afghanistan leg-spinner, Rashid Khan has been appointed as the skipper of the Afghanistan cricket team in all three formats, the cricket board confirmed on Friday. Former Afghanistan skipper, Asghar Afghan has been named as Rashid's deputy.
Earlier, ahead of the World Cup, the ACB had sacked regular skipper Asghar Afghan as captain in all formats and replaced him with Gulbadin Naib (ODIs), Rashid Khan (T20Is) and Rahmat Shah (Tests).
However, after horrendous performance by the Afghans at the 2019 World Cup, Naib have been relieved of his duties and the leg-spinner has been given the reigns for all the formats to the leggie.
Rashid is set to assume his new role when his side face Bangladesh in a one-off Test in September while also playing a tri0series involving the Bangla Tigers and Zimbabwe.
Afghanistan appoint Rashid Khan as skipper in all formats
Rashid Khan has been appointed as the skipper of the Afghanistan cricket team in all three formats, the ACB confirmed on Friday. Former skipper, Asghar Afghan has been named as Rashid's deputy.
Kabul: Afghanistan leg-spinner, Rashid Khan has been appointed as the skipper of the Afghanistan cricket team in all three formats, the cricket board confirmed on Friday. Former Afghanistan skipper, Asghar Afghan has been named as Rashid's deputy.
Earlier, ahead of the World Cup, the ACB had sacked regular skipper Asghar Afghan as captain in all formats and replaced him with Gulbadin Naib (ODIs), Rashid Khan (T20Is) and Rahmat Shah (Tests).
However, after horrendous performance by the Afghans at the 2019 World Cup, Naib have been relieved of his duties and the leg-spinner has been given the reigns for all the formats to the leggie.
Rashid is set to assume his new role when his side face Bangladesh in a one-off Test in September while also playing a tri0series involving the Bangla Tigers and Zimbabwe.
