{"id":195504,"date":"2026-07-22T07:24:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=195504"},"modified":"2026-07-22T07:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:54:10","slug":"rahmat-shah-takes-over-afghanistan-odi-and-test-captaincy-from-hashmatullah-shahidi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=195504","title":{"rendered":"Rahmat Shah takes over Afghanistan ODI and Test captaincy from Hashmatullah Shahidi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71253386\">The Afghanistan Cricket Board on Wednesday appointed middle-order batter Rahmat Shah as the national team\u2019s new Test and ODI captain, following <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/hashmatullah-shahidi-afghanistan-captain-steps-down-record-ireland-series\/article71252166.ece\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Hashmatullah Shahidi\u2019s resignation from the role<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rahmat has served consistently as Afghanistan\u2019s vice-captain in both the Test and ODI formats since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ACB is confident that his experience, leadership, and understanding of the team will help Afghanistan achieve further significant success,\u201d said the ACB in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Rahmat, Rahmanullah Gurbaz will serve as vice-captain in both formats.<\/p>\n<p>The two will assume their new responsibilities during Afghanistan\u2019s upcoming series against Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Shahidi was appointed captain in May 2021 and began his tenure with a series victory over the Netherlands in January 2022.<\/p>\n<p>During his successful tenure as captain, Afghanistan achieved several significant victories and milestones while making notable progress in the international rankings.<\/p>\n<p>Shahidi led Afghanistan to 27 victories in 55 ODIs during his captaincy. He also guided the team to four memorable victories at the 2023 World Cup, where Afghanistan defeated England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the Netherlands, resulting in Afghanistan finishing sixth in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Afghanistan\u2019s impressive campaign at the CWC23 also secured the team\u2019s qualification for the 2025 Champions Trophy where on Afghanistan\u2019s historic debut in the tournament, Shahidi led the team to a notable victory over England as Afghanistan finished fifth overall.<\/p>\n<p>Under Shahidi\u2019s leadership, Afghanistan also achieved its highest-ever seventh position in the ICC Men\u2019s ODI Team Rankings, which marked another significant milestone in the history of Afghan cricket.<\/p>\n<p>Shahidi further led Afghanistan to five consecutive ODI series victories between 2024 and 2025, against Ireland, South Africa, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, and Bangladesh again. The series victory over South Africa was Afghanistan\u2019s first-ever bilateral series win against the Proteas.<\/p>\n<p>During his tenure, Shahidi also led Afghanistan to three consecutive ODI series victories over Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/rahmat-shah-appointed-afghanistan-captain-odi-test-shahidi-replacement\/article71253386.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Afghanistan Cricket Board on Wednesday appointed middle-order batter Rahmat Shah as the national team\u2019s new Test and ODI captain, following Hashmatullah Shahidi\u2019s resignation from the role. Rahmat has served consistently as Afghanistan\u2019s vice-captain in both the Test and ODI formats since 2021. \u201cThe ACB is confident that his experience, leadership, and understanding of the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":195505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-195504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PTI06_20_2026_000106A.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":196556,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=196556","url_meta":{"origin":195504,"position":0},"title":"Afghanistan announces squad for Ireland ODIs \u2014 Rashid Khan included; Mujeeb Ur Rahman out with injury","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Afghanistan brought back pacers Fazalhaq Farooqi and Yamin Ahmadzai in a strong squad for next month\u2019s five-match one-day international series in Ireland, selectors announced on Friday. 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