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Rashid declines leading Afghanistan’s T20 squad

Pajhwok Afghan News
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KABUL (Pajhwok): Leg-spin wizard Rashid Khan has declined leading Afghanistan’s T20 team, an media outlet reported on Friday.

In an interview, the star spinner said captaincy could take a toll on his performance as a player.  Good performance was more important to the team, he argued.

While changing skippers frequently, the Afghanistan Cricket Board named Hashmatullah Shahidi as Test and ODI captain earlier in the week.

With ACB is yet to appoint a T20 captain, Rashid told ESPNcricinfo: "I am very much clear in my mind that I am better off as a player.

“I am good in . . .

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