Mumbai Indians Cape Town have announced their new captain for the next season of the SA20. Afghanistan National Cricket Team’s leading spinner Rashid Khan will captain the team in the tournament to be held early next year.
Rashid Khan captained Mumbai Indians Cape Town in season 1 of SA20. However, the versatile player missed the second season of the league with a back injury. He was decent with the ball in the season as he picked nine wickets at an average of 30.0 and an economy of under 7.
Rashid Khan’s presence will be a big boost for Mumbai Indians Cape Town
Rashid Khan’s presence will be a big boost for Mumbai Indians Cape Town. His leadership will be extremely important for the team as he has played a major role as the captain for Afghanistan National Cricket Team in T20 World Cup 2024.
Under Rashid’s leadership, the Afghanistan National Cricket Team was a force to reckon with in the 2024 T20 World Cup. They reached the semi-finals of the tournament for the first time in their history before losing to South Africa in a play-off.
Rashid would hope to carry on the same belief and help Mumbai Indians to the Cape Town club to win their first title in the league. The leg-spinner would like to lead from the front and lead the team to glory in the third season of the SA20.
MI Cape Town have plenty of unfinished business after a tough couple of seasons – MI Cape Town statement on Rashid Khan
Mumbai Indians released an official statement underlining their influence on Cape Town Afghanistan Cricket. The franchise talked about Rashid Khan’s opportunity to lift the title after two tough seasons. The statement reads:
“Afghan powerhouse, spin wizard, revolutionary of the game. Fast, quick-gun pace and a complete departure from the old leg-spin bowling technique, he put Afghanistan on the cricket map with his batting right and centre.
“We missed him in the previous SA20 season after a back injury, but he’s back in the captaincy role. After a couple of tough seasons, there’s plenty of unfinished business for MI Cape Town.
“2025 offers us our salvation and trust Captain Rashid Khan to keep his eyes on the target, the silverware. Let’s bring the sparkle to Cape Town, Captain Rashid!”
Rashid Khan will lead a star-studded squad in SA20 2025
Rashid will lead a team full of superstars in Ben Stokes, Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada and others. The last two seasons have been tough for Mumbai Indians Cape Town and they are hoping to turn things around and win the title this time.
Kieron Pollard was the captain of the team in Rashid’s absence last year. However, it was not a productive outing for him as they finished last in the points table. Their fate was the same as they finished last in the points table in the first edition as well.
