Kabul. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Monday removed Asghar Afghan as the captain of the national team. The ACB said in an official release that as per the decision, left-handed Hashmatullah Shahidi has been appointed as the new ODI and Test captain of the national team, while Rahmat Shah will serve as the vice-captain for both formats. In addition, it was decided that all-rounder Rashid Khan would remain the vice-captain of the T20 team, while the decision to appoint a new captain would be taken soon.
The ACB’s official release further stated that the decision to remove Asghar Afghan from the captaincy was taken on the basis of an investigation conducted by the ACB’s inquiry committee. The investigation concluded that some of Afghan’s decisions as captain of the team resulted in Afghanistan’s loss to Zimbabwe in the duo’s first Test in Abu Dhabi in March.
ACB did not reveal any specific decision taken by Afghan during the match. Zimbabwe beat Afghanistan by 10 wickets within two days in the first Test. After this, Afghanistan leveled the series by winning the second Test by six wickets.
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