Cricket-Afghanistan captain Nabi steps down citing disagreements with selectors


FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup - Afghanistan v New Zealand - The County Ground, Taunton, Britain - June 8, 2019 Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi walks off after being caught by New Zealand's Tom Latham Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge/File Photo

(Reuters) - Mohammad Nabi stepped down as Afghanistan captain on Friday after the Asian country were eliminated from the Twenty20 World Cup without winning a single match.

Nabi said he was resigning due to differences with the selectors after Afghanistan lost their final T20 Super 12 match to Australia.

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