Afghanistan's spin prodigy Rashid Khan faces a tough challenge as he captains his side for first time against Bangladesh in only his war-torn country's third Test starting Thursday. Afghanistan obtained Test status in 2017. In ir first outing in June 2018 India thrashed m inside two days, but in second in March, y beat fellow newcomers Ireland by seven wickets. Leg-spinner Rashid was named skipper for all three formats after ir dire World Cup campaign in England and Wales when y lost all nine matches and were dogged by several controversies.  20-year-old was earlier Afghanistan's T20 skipper, Rahmat Shah was Test captain while Asghar Afghan while Asghar Afghan-led m from front in One Day Internationals.

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Rashid Khan to become youngest Test captain

Indian Premier League (IPL) star will become youngest ever Test captain at of 20 years 350 days when he steps out in Test match at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. He will overtake Zimbabwe's Tatenda Taibu, who made his debut as Test captain just eight days older than Rashid against Sri Lanka at Harare in 2004. "(I am) pretty excited. It is a new role to be a captain of team and will try my best to be positive and enjoy game," Rashid told reporters last Friday after arrival of his team in Chittagong. Rashid has represented Afghanistan in 68 ODI's and 38 T20I's.

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Afghanistan face stern Bangladesh Test

Afghan side has been through turmoil in recent months. In April 2019, Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) named Rahmat Shah as Test captain, replacing Asghar Afghan, who led side in ir first two Test matches. But Rashid's appointment as Test captain after World Cup means Shah was removed before he took charge of a match. y will be up against a side who have won five of ir last 10 Tests at home, including one each against England and Australia. Bangladesh are expected to field a spin-heavy attack against visitors for one-off Test, but interim Afghan coach Andy Moles said y have fear. Afghanistan will also play a tri-nation Twenty20 tournament from September 13 with Zimbabwe and hosts Bangladesh.

"We have massive respect for Bangladesh team. y are a level above us. (But) we are t scared of Bangladesh," Moles told reporters in Chittagong on Monday. We are under illusion that this is going to be a tough examination of our skills. If we could show application and concentration, we are capable of doing something special over next five days." 

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