Happy birthday to former Afghanistan Captain, Asghar Afghan He holds the record for the most consecutive men's T20I matches as a captain
A medium-sized batsman, Asghar Stanikzai has a certain style of tuk-tuk-boom beat, his determined presence in the crease sometimes highlights the strongest strokes. Early in Afghanistan entering the top tier of the international arena his approach was in stark contrast to many of his top teammates, who seemed to be playing football, and Stanikzai's ability to get into the crease was crucial. property aside.
He was with Afghanistan in their first major World Cup, the 2010 T20 World Cup, and played a key role in their first Test Test against Bangladesh in March 2014. In general style, Stanikzai strengthened the innings that day. . and moved his way to 37 from 73 balls before hitting the crossbar. But he then hit six fours and three sixs, one of them came out on the ground, in the last ten overs and participated in a 164-run win over Samiullah Shenwari. If he can repeat that kind of work over and over again, Stanikzai has a very useful role to play as Afghanistan's middle-order glue.
Afghanistan holds the record for most T20I wins as captain
Asghar Afghan has announced that he has stopped playing international cricket and will play his final match against Namibia in the T20 WC on Sunday. The 33-year-old has played six Tests, 114 ODIs and will bring curtains to his career with 75 T20Is. He scored 4215 runs in all competitions and led Afghanistan to 115 games.
Afghan became the first captain of the Afghanistan Test when they played their first match against India in 2018. He led a team that won twice and lost twice while driving a red football team. In 59 ODIs as captain, Afghan won 34 and 21 defeats in 59 games while winning 42 in 52 games as captain of the T20Is. Afghan made his ODI debut against Scotland in 2009 and his first T20I against Ireland in 2010.
Afghanistan holds the record for most T20Is as captain and surpassed MS Dhoni's record of 41 wins when Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe in Abu Dhabi in March this year. He also holds the record for most consecutive games as captain (46) in the T20Is.
Afghan, in his final Test, scored 164 points against Zimbabwe and took part in 307 runs with Hashmatullah Shahidi (200 unbeaten). The partnership proved to be crucial as Afghanistan defeated Zimbabwe by six wickets after drawing 545 in the first innings. His only ODI ton came in 2017 when he made 101 playing for Ireland and helped the team win the win by 34 runs.
Afghanistan was appointed captain instead of Mohammad Nabi shortly after the 2015 World Cup and held the position for four years. He was replaced as captain by Gulbadin Naib ahead of the 2019 World Cup. In December 2019, Afghanistan started its second title as captain but was relegated in May this year.
Afghanistan has won one and lost one match in Group 2 so far in the T20 WC 2021. It is in second place in the standings, following undefeated Pakistan.
The 33-year-old completed his career in 114 ODI matches, hitting 2,424 runs for 100 years and half a century. He also scored 440 runs in six Test matches.
Asghar captained his country in their first Test match against India in 2018 and at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2016.
During his retirement, he holds the record for most wins as a captain in T20 international as he led his team to victory in 42 games.
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