Hashmatullah shahidi

NEW DELHI: Hashmatullah Shahidi, the skipper of the Afghanistan cricket team, exudes confidence as his side prepares to make a highly anticipated return to Test cricket after a hiatus of over two years. Despite the decision to rest key leg spinner Rashid Khan, Shahidi remains optimistic about Afghanistan's chances against Bangladesh in the upcoming one-off Test series, set to commence on Wednesday in Dhaka. "Expectation is high, we are here to play good cricket and want to win the game," Shahidi told reporters, emphasising his team's ambitions ahead of the match. Acknowledging the long gap in Test cricket, Shahidi mentioned the team's participation in domestic first-class games, which provided crucial playing opportunities for the players. He expressed confidence in their readiness for the challenges of international Test cricket, stating, "We had a lot of gaps. We play domestic first-class games and lots of players are involved in that." Despite the absence of their star leg spinner, Rashid Khan, who will be rested after an arduous Indian Premier League campaign, Shahidi believes the team has viable alternatives. He highlighted the presence of wrist spinners, expressing faith in their abilities to step up and perform admirably. "It will be challenging," Shahidi said. "We all know that Rashid is one of the main bowlers. He did very well in the past in Test matches. Still, we have another option like wrist spinners and they will perform well, inshallah (God willing)." The c...

DHAKA: Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi is confident of his side’s chances against Bangladesh in their return to Test cricket after more than two years, despite resting key leg spinner Rashid Khan. “Expectation is high, we are here to play good cricket and want to win the game,” Shahidi told reporters in Dhaka on Monday. Afghanistan take on their hosts in a one-off Test series on Wednesday, their first Test match since facing Zimbabwe in Abu Dhabi in March 2021. “We had a lot of gaps,” Shahidi said. “We play domestic first-class games and lots of players are involved in that.” The Afghanistan team – from a country still feeling the after-effects of decades of conflict and the 2021 Taliban takeover – have won three of six Tests since being granted Test status in 2018. Those wins include their only previous Test against Bangladesh. Rashid has played in five of Afghanistan’s six Test matches, picking up 34 wickets at an average of 22.35, but is being rested for the game after a gruelling campaign in the Indian Premier League. His exploits include 11 wickets in the Test against Bangladesh, which they won by 224 runs in Chittagong in 2019. “It will be challenging,” Shahidi said. “We all know that Rashid is one of the main bowlers. He did very well in the past in Test matches. Still, we have another option like wrist spinners and they will perform well, inshallah (God willing).” Shahidi, who scored an unbeaten 200 in the Zimbabwe Test, said the 2019 win over their hosts ...

Hashmatullah Shaidi is a young left-handed batsman whose hard work in Afghanistan's age group teams eventually allowed him to break into the senior squad. Shaidi started his journey in the Under-17 side and was included in Afghanistan's squad for the 2010 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. Four years later, he was part of the Under-19 team that beat Australia and Sri Lanka, and was rewarded with a spot in the squad for Afghanistan's first full tour of Zimbabwe. His favourite shot is the cover-drive and he idolises Kumar Sangakkara. Liam Brickhill Format Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St Test 5 10 4 353 200* 58.83 803 43.96 1 1 43 1 2 0 ODI 56 56 7 1604 97* 32.73 2407 66.63 0 14 139 9 12 0 T20I 6 4 2 48 36 24.00 55 87.27 0 0 5 0 1 0 FC 23 41 6 1588 200* 45.37 3047 52.11 6 4 224 6 16 0 List A 79 78 9 2318 124 33.59 3460 66.99 1 18 190 15 17 0 T20 45 42 12 1281 97* 42.70 1046 122.46 0 11 133 34 11 0 Format Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10w Test 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - ODI 56 2 18 25 0 - - - 8.33 - 0 0 0 T20I 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - FC 23 20 860 509 17 2/33 4/108 29.94 3.55 50.5 0 0 0 List A 79 15 340 309 6 3/39 3/39 51.50 5.45 56.6 0 0 0 T20 45 2 24 14 2 1/6 1/6 7.00 3.50 12.0 0 0 0 Match Bat Bowl Date Ground Format Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka 4 -- 07-Jun-2023 Hambantota ODI # 4583 Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka 57 -- 04-Jun-2023 Hambantota ODI # 4580 Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka 38 -- 02-Jun-2023 Hambantota ODI # 4579 Defenders vs Legends 124 -- ...

• Test debut(cap 14 June 2018v Last Test 14 June 2023v ODI debut(cap 2 October 2013v Last ODI 7 June 2023v T20I debut(cap 30 September 2013v Last T20I 11 August 2022v Domestic team information Years Team Career statistics Competition Matches 5 50 6 20 Runs scored 353 1,471 48 1,489 58.83 34.20 24.00 52.48 100s/50s 1/1 0/13 0/0 6/4 Top score 200 97 36 200 – 18 – 696 – 0 – 14 – – – 29.50 – – – 0 10 wickets in match – – – 0 Best bowling – – – 2/33 Catches/ 2/– 11/– 1/– 15/– Source: 7 June 2023 Hashmatullah Shahidi ( حشمت الله شاهدي; born 4 November 1994) is an Afghan Career [ ] In the final of the In May 2018, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for their inaugural On 11 March 2021 he became the first Afghan player to score a test double hundred when he scored 200 not out in Afghanistan's first innings total of 545 for 4 declared in the Test against Zimbabwe. In April 2019, he was named in In September 2021, he was named in Afghanistan's squad for the References [ ] • ESPN Cricinfo. ESPN . Retrieved 29 December 2014. • ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 31 May 2021. • ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 21 December 2017. • Afghanistan Cricket Board. Archived from . Retrieved 29 May 2018. • ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 29 May 2018. • ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 14 June 2018. • ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 7 February 2019. • International Cricket Council . Retrieved 7 February 2019. • ESPNcricinfo. 11 March 2021 . Retrieved 11 March 2021. • ESPN Cricinfo . Retrieved 22 April 2019. • International Cricket...