NEW DELHI: At 19 years and 165 days of age, highly-rated Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan, the No. 1 Twenty20 International bowler, on Sunday was the youngest captain in the historical past of global cricket.
The World's No. 2 ODI bowler Rashid led Afghanistan, after regular skipper Asghar Stanikzai was once diagnosed with appendicitis, in opposition to Scotland of their opening match of the ICC World Cup qualifiers at Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. It was once not a good start for the youngster as a skipper with Afghanistan dropping the match by seven wickets to Scotland.
Rashid additionally had a difficult day out as he was once adjudged leg sooner than for a golden duck whilst batting, sooner than returning with the figures of 1 for 68 in nine overs.
The leg-spinner has so far taken 87 wickets in 38 ODIs and 47 wickets in 29 T20Is.
The previous report was once held by Rajin Saleh, 20 years and 297 days, when he led Bangladesh's ODI facet in opposition to South Africa in a ICC Champions Trophy match in Birmingham on September 12, 2004.
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The Test report continues to be held by Tatenda Taibu, who on the age of 20 years and 358 days led Zimbabwe in opposition to Sri Lanka at Harare in 2004.
Sachin Tendulkar holds the report of the youngest Indian to guide an ODI workforce. In 1996, Tendulkar was once made captain of the limited-over facet on the age of 23 years and 126 days in opposition to Sri Lanka in Colombo.
And in Test cricket, the Indian report is with overdue Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi who captained India in opposition to West Indies at Bridgetown in 1962 on the age of 21 years and 77 days. The 'Tiger' Patuadi held the longest-format report for greater than 4 many years sooner than Taibu claimed the dignity in 2004.
The World's No. 2 ODI bowler Rashid led Afghanistan, after regular skipper Asghar Stanikzai was once diagnosed with appendicitis, in opposition to Scotland of their opening match of the ICC World Cup qualifiers at Bulawayo in Zimbabwe. It was once not a good start for the youngster as a skipper with Afghanistan dropping the match by seven wickets to Scotland.
Rashid additionally had a difficult day out as he was once adjudged leg sooner than for a golden duck whilst batting, sooner than returning with the figures of 1 for 68 in nine overs.
The leg-spinner has so far taken 87 wickets in 38 ODIs and 47 wickets in 29 T20Is.
The previous report was once held by Rajin Saleh, 20 years and 297 days, when he led Bangladesh's ODI facet in opposition to South Africa in a ICC Champions Trophy match in Birmingham on September 12, 2004.
Read this story in Marathi
The Test report continues to be held by Tatenda Taibu, who on the age of 20 years and 358 days led Zimbabwe in opposition to Sri Lanka at Harare in 2004.
Sachin Tendulkar holds the report of the youngest Indian to guide an ODI workforce. In 1996, Tendulkar was once made captain of the limited-over facet on the age of 23 years and 126 days in opposition to Sri Lanka in Colombo.
And in Test cricket, the Indian report is with overdue Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi who captained India in opposition to West Indies at Bridgetown in 1962 on the age of 21 years and 77 days. The 'Tiger' Patuadi held the longest-format report for greater than 4 many years sooner than Taibu claimed the dignity in 2004.
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