Mohammad Nabi steps down as Afghanistan captain

Modified Apr 20, 2015 22:27 IST

Mohammad Nabi has resigned as Afghan captain

Mohammad Nabi, captain of the Afghan National Cricket team has decided to call it quits as a captain. He tendered his formal resignation to Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and will be addressing a press conference regarding the decision on Monday.

The 30-year-old has served as the national team captain for more than two years. It is under his captaincy that Afghanistan were able to qualify for their first ICC Cricket World Cup earlier this year. Under his leadership, Afghanisthan had also defeated Bangladesh and thus recorded their very first win against a Test-playing nation in international cricket.

He said he was proud to have captained the Afghan side in the World Cup and that he will share his experience with the new captain.

In a statement made to ACB, he said, “I have served Afghanistan’s national cricket team as a captain for more than two years, I tried my very best to bring victories to our team and nation. I am proud that the national team played the 2015 World Cup under my captaincy.”

Want to continue playing as a team player: Nabi

Nabi resigned from captaincy citing the team’s poor performance and his own diminishing batting form.

“Given the recent performance of the team, and particularly my out of form status, I would like to request you to accept my resignation as a captain and allow me to continue to play as a team player.“

“I will sincerely provide and share my captaincy experience with the new captain. At the end, I would like to thank ACB, my colleagues and fans inside and outside Afghanistan who supported me all the time.”