New Delhi. We all have seen foreign players playing under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma time and again. This is a common thing in IPL. But what will happen when Rohit Sharma or Virat Kohli is the captain in an international match and players like Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Mehdi Hasan and Mathisha Pathirana are seen playing under their captaincy. This is not a dream, it is part of a plan, which may prove to be true very soon. Africa Cricket Association (ACA) is planning such a match.
In the recently held AGM of the African Cricket Association, there was a discussion on re-holding the Afro-Asia Cup. This tournament has been organized in 2005 and 2007. If the African Board’s plan comes to fruition, we may soon see its third edition. Cricket lovers know that the Afro-Asia Cup is played between African XI and Asian XI. African XI mostly includes players from South Africa and Zimbabwe. Players from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan can be seen in the Asian XI.
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Sehwag-Dravid played under the captaincy of Inzamam for the first time
The Afro-Asia Cup was first held in 2005. Then the captaincy of Asian XI was taken over by Pakistan’s Inzamam Ul Haq. Shaun Pollock got the command of Africa XI. Graeme Smith also captained the African team. This team led by Inzamam in Asian XI included 6 Indian players Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan, Ashish Nehra and Zaheer Khan.
Jayawardene and Shoaib Malik captained in 2007
The Afro-Asia Cup was played once again in the year 2007. This time this tournament was played in two formats, ODI and T20. Mahela Jayawardene captained the Asian XI in the ODI format. Shoaib Malik took command of the T20 team. Sachin Tendulkar and Munaf Patel were included in the Asian T20 team. Similarly, the ODI team included MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan.
Tags: Babar Azam, Indian Cricketer, Rohit Sharma
FIRST PUBLISHED: November 6, 2024, 06:56 IST