Rashid Khan named as Afghan Cricket Captain for T20I

Courtesy : Dawn

The Afghan Cricket Board (ACB) named leg spinner Rashid Khan skipper over all the significant organizations on Friday, regardless of a baffling World Cup for the Twenty20 sensation.

Asghar Afghan was named bad habit chief, the ACB said in an announcement reporting the choice.

Khan appeared on the scene Cup as cricket's most smoking property subsequent to grabbing the attention with his leg spinners for minnows Afghanistan.

Be that as it may, the Twenty20 star, who assumed a main job for some sides in establishment cricket over the globe, guaranteed just six wickets in nine games as the Afghans returned home without indenting up a solitary win.

At a news gathering declaring his new job, Khan recognized the obligation on his shoulders and communicated seeks after the group's future.

"We as a whole play as one group and play just for the nation. Whatever I am today, is a direct result of this nation and this group," Khan stated, as per the ACB.

Gulbadin Naib, who skippered Afghanistan for the World Cup, shielded his chief spinner after their last misfortune to West Indies, saying "he gives 100 percent".

The 20-year-old Rashid, who is number one in the T20 rankings, set the cricket world buzzing when he turned into the quickest bowler to take 100 ODI wickets in 44 matches.

Afghanistan is one of the fantasy accounts of present day sport, with cricket acquainted with the war-torn nation by returning displaced people who had found out about the game in camps in Pakistan. In any case, their second historically speaking World Cup was reprimanding, and keeping in mind that they headed home with more involvement under their belts, there are additionally real issues over their batting quality and absence of value crease bowlers.