Big feat of Rahmat Shah. (Photo- Afghanistan Cricket Board)
Rahmat Shah, IND vs AFG: In the first innings of the Test match being played between India and Afghanistan, Afghanistan cricket team’s star batsman Rahmat Shah has achieved a very special and historic achievement. As soon as Rahmat Shah touched the 30-run mark in his innings while batting with patience against the Indian bowlers, he got his name registered in the history of Afghanistan cricket. He accomplished a feat which no Afghan player could do before.
Rahmat Shah’s big feat
Amazing batting was seen from Rahmat Shah in the first innings of this match. As soon as he touched the 30-run mark, he completed his 1,000 runs in Test cricket. This milestone is historic because Rahmat Shah has become the first player in Afghanistan’s Test cricket history to cross the 1,000-run mark. It hasn’t been too long since Afghanistan got Test status, so reaching the milestone of 1,000 runs in this format is a big achievement for any batsman.
Highest test runs for Afghanistan
- Rahmat Shah – 1000+ runs
- Hashmatullah Shahidi – 791 runs
- Ibrahim Zadran – 602 runs
- Asghar Afghan – 440 runs
Most centuries for Afghanistan
Rahmat Shah continued his excellent consistency and took just 12 Test matches to reach this magical figure. Rahmat Shah has always been considered the backbone of Afghanistan’s batting. Something similar was seen in the first innings of this match also. He has so far scored 5 half-centuries and 3 centuries in Test cricket. He is also the player who has scored the most Test centuries for Afghanistan.
