Mohammad Nabi introduced his choice to step down as captain of Afghanistan after their loss to Australia within the Super 12 of the T20 World Cup. Afghanistan didn’t register a single recreation within the match.
Great match in opposition to Afghanistan, however Australia got here out on prime in Adelaide#AUSvAFG , #T20World Cup , , https://t.co/p7lkYsEkcs pic.twitter.com/3jppExEaL1
— ICC (@ICC) 4 November 2022
“Our T20 World Cup journey got here to an finish which neither we nor our supporters have been anticipating. We are as upset as you’re with the end result of the matches.
The captain defined in his tweet that “the selection committee and I were not on the same page, which had an impact on the team balance”.
— Mohamed Nabi (@mohammednabi007) 4 November 2022
However, he clarified that he’ll stay as a participant and can be accessible “when the management and the team need him”.
Nabi captained the staff in 35 T20Is – first main them in 2013 – by which Afghanistan gained 16 of them.
Nabi was named Afghanistan’s captain a number of days earlier than the 2021 T20 World Cup, when star spinner Rashid Khan stepped down, protesting the nationwide staff’s choice with out his enter.
Rashid stepped down because the captain of the staff saying that his opinion was not taken earlier than finalizing the nationwide staff for the T20 World Cup.
“As the captain and the person responsible for the country, I reserve the right to be a part of the team’s selection,” Rashid stated in a publish shared on his Twitter deal with.
“The selection committee and ACB have not taken my consent for the team which has been announced by ACB media,” Rashid stated.
“I’m deciding to step down from the function of captain of the Afghanistan T20 staff with rapid impact. It is at all times a matter of satisfaction for me to play for Afghanistan.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
