Hashmatullah Shahidi appointed as Afghanistan's captain for Tests, ODIs

[{"selector":"#anim-856a03ab-9b9f-4326-860b-35dcb9cf6c3c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 100%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.215, 0.61, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cdbc5a5c-0791-47cf-a348-e7ec17687fc2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 50%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.445, 0.05, 0.55, 0.95)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0d6697ee-2b3a-4b8f-a976-cc99d09d2660","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.445, 0.05, 0.55, 0.95)","fill":"both"}] Afghanistan appoint Hashmatullah Shahidi as Test, ODI captain The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) have appointed left-handed batter Hasmatullah Shahid as the captain of the Test and ODI teams. The board confirmed the news on May 31. He will succeed senior cricketer Asghar Afghan as the skipper of the team.

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[{"selector":"#anim-93826816-c6c4-4f2c-8213-d40f35dc0b4b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 100%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.215, 0.61, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8431a104-771c-48f0-8a2d-0d1071dded46","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 50%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.445, 0.05, 0.55, 0.95)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d4833f42-0d04-4180-8a77-0a9c7b658b26","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.445, 0.05, 0.55, 0.95)","fill":"both"}] Veteran Asghar Afghan stripped of captaincy Asghar Afghan was stripped of his leadership duties in the wake of the humiliating defeat in a Test against Zimbabwe earlier this year in Abu Dhabi. An investigation committee report determined that Afghan's decisions as the captain of the side hurt Afghanistan's chances in the match.

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[{"selector":"#anim-64b40670-905d-40dc-92de-fe960b409012","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 100%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.215, 0.61, 0.355, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e4f28a28-0bdd-43b2-9274-7a5caeb11fd3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 50%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":400,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.445, 0.05, 0.55, 0.95)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ac5e182a-c133-4e6b-a0c9-195a8a5363fb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":400,"direction":"normal","duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.445, 0.05, 0.55, 0.95)","fill":"both"}] Upcoming fixtures for the Afghanistan side Afghanistan are set to play one Test match against Australia in Hobart from November 27. They are also expected to play a limited-overs series ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup.