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 alrea🐷dy announced his retirement from Test cricket on𒐪 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 takღe back fond memories from his final day as a Test 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 for winning your first test match as captain.. captain leading from the front.. taking wickets scoring🃏 runs .. congratulations 🏏
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
Wow welldone Captain and congrats to whole Nation and team for did a𒐪 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 vi🃏ctory. Had to not just fight the Bangladesh batsmen but also the rain and they have showed excellent skills and spirit to register a great win. Well done
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
Afghanistan have registered their second Test winꦚ iꦿn just 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 bac🌺k in 1879.
— ICC (@ICC)
Rashid Khan is 𓃲now the first debutant Test captain to claim a 10 wicket match haul and also hit an individual fifty in 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)
Congratu𓃲lations, great allround performance from the lads .
— Hashmat Shahidi (@Hashmat_50)
Just brilliant from Afghanistan. Had 18.3 overs to get 4 wickets with 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 tak💜ing 10+ wickets in a Teღst match:
Imran Kh𝕴an (117 & 11/117) v Ind, Fai🎶salabad, 1983
Allan Border (75 & 11/91) v WI, SCG, 1989
Rashid Khan (51 &a🍌mp; 11/104) v Ban, Chattog💝ram, 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 gift 💮for Afghanistan an🍃d for legend 👏🏏👏🇦🇫— M.Ibrahim Momand (@IbrahimReporter)
Rashid Khan is the most unpredictable 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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