List of Afghanistan national cricket captains

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This is a list of all cricketers who have captained Afghanistan in an official international match. This includes the ICC Trophy, Under-19 games and One Day International.

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Men's cricket

Test captains

This is a list of cricketers who have captained the Afghanistan cricket team for at least one Test match.

A cricketer who has a symbol of next to a Test match series describes their role as captain and their participation in at least one game for the team.

Afghanistan Test match captains [1] [2]
No.NameYearOppositionLocationPlayedWonLostDrawn
1 Asghar Afghan 2018 Flag of India.svg  India Flag of India.svg India1010
2018–19 Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland Flag of India.svg India1100
2020–21 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE2110
Total4220
2 Rashid Khan 2019–20 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh1100
2019–20 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies Flag of India.svg India1010
Total2110
3 Hashmatullah Shahidi 2023 Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1010
Grand total [3] 7340

One Day International captains

Afghanistan played their first ODI on April 19, 2009.The table of results is complete up to the third ODI against Sri Lanka in November 2022.

Afghanistan ODI captains [4]
NumberNameYearPlayedWonTiedLostNo Result
1 Nawroz Mangal 2009–201222120100
2 Karim Sadiq 201210010
3 Mohammad Nabi 2013-201528130150
4 Asghar Afghan 2015–202159341213
5 Rashid Khan 2018–201971060
6 Gulbadin Naib 20191220100
7 Hashmatullah Shahidi 2022128031
Grand total [5] 141701664

Twenty20 International captains

Afghanistan played their first T20I on February 1, 2010.The table of results is complete up to the third T20I against Pakistan in March 2023.

Afghanistan T20I Captains [6]
NumberNameYearPlayedWonTiedLostNo Result
1 Nawroz Mangal 2010–2012136070
2 Mohammad Nabi 2013–202235160190
3 Asghar Afghan 2015–20215242190
4 Rashid Khan 2019–present138050
Total [7] 113721400

ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier (ICC Trophy)

Afghanistan debuted in the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in the 2009 tournament

Afghan ICC Trophy (ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier) Captains
NumberNameYearPlayedWonTiedLostNo Result
1 Nawroz Mangal 2009106040
Overall106-4-

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