On Monday, Mohammad Nabi bid farewell to the longest format of the game on a winning note after Afghanistan thrashed Bangladesh by 224 runs in the one-off Test at Zahur Ahmed 🦩Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
Nabi had already announced his retirement from Test cricket on September 6, a day after🐬 the match started.
After the match, Afghanistan players made the moment special for their former skipper by giving him a ‘Guard of Honour’ near the sidelines.
Afghanistan went the extra mile to make sure will take back fond memories from his final day ඣas a Tes🤡t cricketer 👏
— ICC (@ICC)
Afghanistan’s current captain Rashid Khan, who led his side from the front, praised Nabi for helping him and other spin bowlers. Rashid also dedicated his Player of the Match award to his former skipper.
“Legend Nabi had his last game, he’s helped us a lot and I thank him for his contribution to Afghanistan. I would like to dedicate this Man of the Match award to him,” Rashid said at the post-match presentation.
Here’s how the Twitter world reacted:
Well done Lala foꦜr winning your first test match as captain.. captain leading from the front.. taking wickets scorin🉐g runs .. congratulations 🏏
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Wow welldon𓃲e Captain and congrats to whole Nation and team for did a great job in test cricket#congrats to @IZadran17 for a wonderful performing in🔴 a historical test win over
— MS Shahzad (@MShahzad077)
Many congratulations to on a fantastic victory. Had to not just fight the Bangladesh batsmen butꦚ also the rain and they have showed excellent skills and spirit to re🐽gister a great win. Well done
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
Afghanistan have ♛registered their second Test win in j😼ust their third Test match.
They are the joint quickest team to the landmark, equalling Australia who picked up their second Test victory 💟all the way back in 1879.
— ICC (@ICC)
Rashid Khan is now the first debutant Test captain to claim a 10 wicket match haul and also hiဣt an individual fifty inജ an innings in the same Test match!
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman)
Congratulations to on your 2nd Test win in just 3 Tests! No doubt there will be Many many more to come. What you have all done in the last 15 years and to do what you have done today… is inspirational for all cricket lovers. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
— Dean Jones AM (@ProfDeano)
Congratulations, great allround 🐼performance from the lads🐼 .
— Hashmat Shahidi (@Hashmat_50)
Just brill𒆙iant from Afghanistan. Had 18.3 overs to get 4 wickets wi🐎th 2 batsmen and did it with overs to spare. Magnificent game for but how good was everyone else. Their great story continues.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
afghanistan won't win the world test championship (since they aren't in it) but they just won test cricket!
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75)
Captains scoring a fifty and taking 10+ wickets in a Test ma൲tch:
Imranღ Khan (117 & 11/117) v Ind, Faisalabad, ♔1983
Allan Border (75 & 11/91) v WI, SCG, 1989
Rashid Khan (51 & 11/104) v Ban, Chatto꧑gram, 2019
Rashid only one to do on captaincy debut!!
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
History for Afghanistan
Captain bag 11 wickets in a one off test after a brilliant fiery scores in both innings to win historic test match BY 224 runs for Afghanistan against
What firewall gif𒆙t for Afghanistan and for legend 👏🏏👏🇦🇫— M.Ibrahim Momand (@IbrahimReporter)
Rashid Khan is the most unpredictabl🔯e player of modern-day cricket. You🎉 can never guess his bowling, batting, captaincy or age.
— Sagar (@sagarcasm)
A day to remember for Rashid Khan.
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