MI Cape Town Captain: Kieron Pollard Replaces Injured Rashid Khan As Skipper Of SA20 Side

MI Cape Town Captain: Kieron Pollard has been named the skipper of the side in place injured Rashid Khan.

Kieron Pollard will be the captain of the SA20 side in place of Rashid Khan. ( Image Source :X/@MICapeTown )

Cape Town: Kieron Pollard, the former West Indies all-rounder, replaced Rashid Khan as the captain of the MI Cape Town days before the start of the campaign on January 10 (Wednesday). While Rashid was initially named as the captain as the star Afghanistan leg-spinner continues to recover from a back surgery, he has now been replaced as the skipper.

"Rashid Khan is unavailable currently, as he continues his recovery from injury. The MI CT wish Rashid a quick recovery and look to have him back on the playing field soon," the franchise said in an official statement released by them.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗜𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘!

Kieron Pollard will be captain for MI Cape Town in SA20.

— MI Cape Town (@MICapeTown) January 7, 2024

"Our Polly (Pollard), a five-time IPL Champion, a two-time CLT20 Champion, an MLC Champion, has tasted a lot of victory in the MI #OneFamily Blue and Gold. Bring on the 10th of January quickly please!," it added.

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Rashid Included In Afghanistan's 19-Member Squad For India Series

It is pertinent to note that while Afghanistan's designated T20I skipper Rashid has been named in the team's three-match T20I series against India, he is unlikley to play any part in the series. It is for this reason that Ibrahim Zadran who led the team to a series win against UAE will continue to be at the helm of affairs for this series.

Lands 🛬 in Cape Town and updates his to-do list already 😅

Welcome to the Mother City, Polly 💙#OneFamily #SA20 pic.twitter.com/34ulWp8Q2G

— MI Cape Town (@MICapeTown) January 7, 2024

Afghanistan T20I Squad For India Series:

Ibrahim Zadran (captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Ikram Alikhil (wicketkeeper), Hazratullah Zazai, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Karim Janat, Azmaullah Omarzai, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Saleem, Qais Ahmad, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan.

(With Inputs From PTI)