Asghar Afghan signs off with victory

Former Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan has said the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match against Namibia on Sunday will be his last.

He left the field victorious as Afghanistan defeated Namibia by 62 runs at Abu Dhabi.

Asghar scored 31 runs from 23 balls in his last innings and he was dismissed by Trumpelmann.

Afghan, 33, has represented Afghanistan in 114 ODIs and six Tests, and if he plays Sunday’s game, will have featured in 75 T20Is. Only Mohammad Nabi has played more international matches for the country.

With 4215 runs so far across formats, he is their third-highest run-scorer of all time.

Afghan announced the news in a video on social media on the eve of the fixture. This was confirmed by the Afghanistan Cricket Board in a statement on social media that said, “Afghanistan’s ex captain Asghar Afghan who holds the highest winning streak as a captain in T20 internationals surpassing Indian legend MS Dhoni by one extra win, decides to bid farewell with all formats of cricket in Afghanistan’s third match against Namibia. – TBP