Cricket-former skipper Afghan will retire when Afghanistan faces Namibia

Former Afghan captain Asghar Afghan is retiring https://twitter.com/ACBofficials/status/1454494286104473600 of all forms of play after Sunday’s Twenty20 World Cup meeting with Namibia, the country’s cricket board said on Twitter. The 33-year-old Afghan – formerly Asghar Stanikzai – debuted in an international match in 2009 in a one-day match against Scotland in Benon and has 2,424 runs from 114 games in a 50-over format with an average of 24.73.

He has made 1351 runs in 74 T20 international matches, averaging 21.79, and has played in a team loss to Pakistan https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-cricket-t20worldcup-pak-afg/cricket-pakistan-win- afghan- thriller-to-close-in-semis-berth-idUKKBN2HJ2AQ at the World Championships on Friday. The Afghan captain in his country’s virgin https://www.reuters.com/article/cricket-test-ind-afg-result-idINKBN1JB1ER test match in Bengaluru in 2018 and played six games in the longest form of the game, making 440 runs.

The Afghanistan Cricket Board said it welcomed and respected Afghanistan’s decision and thanked him for his service. “It takes a lot of hard work from young Afghan cricketers to fill their shoes.”

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