It’s pretty hard to accept Afghan’s retirement, says Rashid

Afghan,
who
holds
the
record
of
most
T20I
wins
as
captain,
announced
his
decision
to
retire
from
all
forms
of
cricket
on
Saturday
night,
less
than
24
hours
after
Afghanistan’s
heartbreaking
loss
to
Pakistan
in
the
previous
match.

Afghanistan
gave
a
fitting
farewell
to
the
former
captain
as
they
notched
up
a
convincing
62-run
over
Namibia
on
Sunday
to
keep
their
semifinal
hopes
alive
in
the
tournament.

“Its
pretty
hard
to
accept
legendary
@MAsgharAfghan’s
retirement.
He
has
been
a
mentor
to
me
&
all
the
youngsters
in
the
side.
I
am
short
of
words
to
thank
him
for
his
exemplary
service
to
@ACBofficials.
His
achievement
&sacrifices
r
unmatched.
U
will
b
dearly
missed
bro
#respect,”
Rashid
tweeted.

Afghan
received
a
guard
of
honour
from
the
Namibian
fielders
when
he
walked
in
to
bat
in
the
T20
World
Cup
clash.
He
scored
31
in
his
last
match
and
was
congratulated
by
the
Namibian
and
fellow
Afghanistan
players,
who
lined-up
just
outside
the
boundary
ropes.

The
33-year-old
Afghan
played
six
Tests,
114
ODIs
and
75
T20Is,
including
the
Namibia
match,
in
a
creditable
career,
scoring
4246
runs
across
formats.