Afghanistan won the 2023 World Cup against England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands. Under his captaincy, Afghanistan played 55 ODI matches.
Hashmatullah Shahidi steps down as Afghanistan captain: Afghanistan cricket team faces a major setback. The star player of the Afghanistan cricket team, Hashmatullah Shahidi, has decided to step down as captain. Under his captaincy, the Afghanistan team played the last ODI series against India.
The reason for his resignation is not known, but this step can be seen as a setback to Afghanistan’s preparations for the ODI World Cup 2027. Afghanistan’s next ODI series is against Ireland in August. However, it has not yet been announced who will be the new captain of Afghanistan.
Under the captaincy of 31-year-old Shahidi, Afghanistan participated in the Asia Cup in 2023, the ODI World Cup and the Champions Trophy in 2025. Afghanistan won the 2023 World Cup against England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Netherlands. Under his captaincy, Afghanistan played 55 ODI matches. During this period, the team registered 27 wins and 25 losses, while three matches ended without a result.
Apart from ODIs, Shahidi has also played 12 Tests and 6 T20 matches for Afghanistan. Speaking of Tests, he has scored 796 runs for his team at an average of 44.22 so far. He has scored two centuries and two half-centuries in Test cricket. Apart from this, he scored only 48 runs for Afghanistan in the T20 format, because this star of Afghanistan has not got much chance in this format.
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