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Rahmat Shah joins Virat Kohli on Test captaincy throne

Afghanistan’s Rahmat Shah made history in his Test captaincy debut by becoming the sixth player to score a century and a half-century in their first match as a Test skipper, matching Virat Kohli’s record from 2014. In the one-off Test against Bangladesh at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Shah anchored Afghanistan’s first innings with an unbeaten 105 off 216 balls, though his team managed only 240 runs chasing a stiff 346.

His leadership extended into the second innings, where he formed a pivotal partnership with Sediqullah Atal, scoring 51 before Atal’s century steadied the chase. Bangladesh, despite a strong 372-run second innings, fell short of a victory as the match concluded in a draw on Day 5, with Shah’s dual-format impact cementing his place among cricket’s elite debut captains.

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