Afghanistan reappoint Asghar Afghan as captain for all formats


  • Cricket
  • Wednesday, 11 Dec 2019

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup - Bangladesh v Afghanistan - The Ageas Bowl, Southampton, Britain - June 24, 2019. Afghanistan's Asghar Afghan in action Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Former Afghanistan cricket captain Asghar Afghan has been brought back to replace Rashid Khan and lead the team in all formats, the country's cricket board (ACB) said on Wednesday.

"As per the decision by ACB Top management, senior player Asghar Afghan is reappointed as team Afghanistan's captain across formats," ACB said on its official Twitter account.

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