Rashid, Nabi oppose change in captaincy

Rashid, Nabi oppose change in captaincy

KABUL: The biggest names in Afghanistan cricket globally, Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan, have taken to Twitter to oppose the captaincy changes of their side, saying that the timing was not correct, with the World Cup just around the corner.

This was in response to the Afghanistan Cricket Board removing Asghar Afghan as the captain from all three formats, naming Rahmat Shah (Test), Gulbadin Naib (ODI) and Rashid (T20I) as the new leaders.

Nabi tweeted in support of Afghan, saying the team had “gelled really well” under the veteran, who had taken over the reins from Nabi, and Rashid called the decision was “irresponsible and biased”.

Rashid, named captain of the T20I side and vice-captain to Naib for ODIs, was even more scathing in its criticism.

“With all the respect to the Selection Committee, I strongly disagree with the decision as it is irresponsible bias,” he tweeted.

“As we have @cricketworldcup in front of us, Captain #MAsgharAfghan should remain as our team captain. His captaincy is highly instrumental for team success. With just months to go for such a mega event like World Cup, changing the captain will cause uncertainty and also team morale will be affected. @ashrafghani @afgexecutive @hmohib.”

The reason given by ACB chairman Azizullah Fazli for the change in captaincy ahead of the World Cup was to “introduce change in leadership” in order to compete better against nine Full Members in the global tournament.

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