Hashmatullah Shahidi
'I expected more', says Afghanistan captain as World Cup dream slips away
Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi said Thursday that he had "wanted and expected more" at the World Cup as dreams of a semi-final place slipped away.
Fans approach me for selfie with ‘Superstar’ Rashid, says Shahidi
Shahidi’s performances so far in this World Cup have forced everyone to take notice of the southpaw.
Afghanistan 'matchwinner' Gurbaz backed to stun New Zealand
Afghanistan pulled off one of the greatest shocks in the history of the tournament when they defeated defending champions England by 69 runs in New Delhi on Sunday. That victory was set up by Gurbaz's 57-ball 80, laced with eight boundaries and four sixes.
England send Afghanistan to bat
England won the toss and decided to bowl first in the World Cup match against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Sunday where star batsman Ben Stokes was again absent.
Shahidi hopes IPL experience will benefit Afghanistan
Afghanistan have won just one of their 15 World Cup matches since they joined the tournament in 2015 -- a one-wicket thriller against Scotland in Dunedin eight years ago.
Captain's factfile: Hashmatullah Shahidi
His best ODI score of 97 not out was made against Pakistan at Abu Dhabi in 2018 while two of his 16 half-centuries came in his two most recent matches against Bangladesh and Pakistan at the Asia Cup.
Afghanistan rest Rashid as Bangladesh bowl to avoid whitewash
The visitors, though, had the luxury to rest premier leg-spinner Rashid Khan alongside young quick Mohammad Saleem. m. Abdul Rahman and Zia-ur-Rehman replace them in the XI.
‘All the players sacrificed Eid for this series’
The victory makes Afghanistan just the second team to win an ODI series in Bangladesh in the past seven years after world champions England. It was also Afghanistan's biggest win against Bangladesh in ODIs
We have come here to win: Shahidi
The 50-over format is Bangladesh's strongest suit and this is backed up by their winning percentage in ODIs but Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi didn't want to ponder too much about the hosts' pedigree and backed his side, underlining their desire to win.
‘We are just as ambitious as Bangladesh’
Since receiving Test status in 2017, Afghanistan have only played just six Tests in the last six years, winning three, including a 224-run win against Bangladesh in Chattogram in 2019. Interestingly, the one-off Test at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur from today will be Hashmatullah Shahidi and Co.'s first Test in over two years.