Rashid Khan Becomes Youngest Player to Lead Test Team

Rashid Khan Becomes Youngest Player to Lead Test Team

Rashid Khan, who already had a considerable record, achieved another rare record with his captaincy. On Thursday, Rashid Khan became the youngest player to lead the Test team. He broke the 15-year-old record, named after Zimbabwe's Tatanda Taibu.

Rashid Khan won the toss in the Test against Bangladesh and opted to bat first at the Zahoor Ahmed Chaudhary Stadium in Chatogram. Speaking on the toss, Rashid Khan said it was a proud moment for him to be a young captain in Test cricket. However, his focus is on winning the game.

Afghanistan captained Rashid for all formats of the game after the team's disappointing World Cup campaign in England and Wales earlier this year.  It is a proud moment for me [Rashid Khan] to lead the team at an early age. Hopefully, I do the best Bangladesh has a good record at home. We had proper preparations in Abu Dhabi. It's all about giving 100%. We will do our best in every department. "

It has been an exciting line of scenarios for Afghanistan. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) replaced Asgar Afghan sit as Test captain Rahmat Shah, who led the team in his first Test match. Rashid's appointment as captain of the Test after the World Cup means Shah was removed before the game.

Afghanistan secured Test status in 2017 and India beat them within two days in their opening Test in June 2018, and they managed to perform well in their second Test as they beat fellow new players Ireland by seven wickets to secure the most protracted victory. The format.

With the progress of the game, after batting first, Afghanistan lost cheaply to Ihsanullah Janet, while Ibrahim Zdran and Rahmat Shah built the innings. However, when things were looking good for Afghanistan, Tazul once again knocked out Zadran.