VIDEO: Namibian Players Honour Asghar Afghan With 'Guard Of Honour'

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Asghar Afghan, former Afghanistan captain, who has been representing the Afghan team for 16 years, on Saturday announced that he will retire from all forms of cricket after the match against Namibia. 

In the ongoing match between Afghanistan & Namibia, Namibian players did something that won the hearts of everyone watching the match. In the 10th over, Namibian spinner Loftie Eaton dismissed Gurbaz and Afghanistan lost their 2nd wicket. With this, Asghar Afghan came out to bat.

While he was walking towards the pitch, the Namibian players got together in 2 rows and honoured the legendary Afghan player with a 'Guard Of Honour'. Asghar Afghan has captained Afghanistan in 115 matches across formats. Afghan has 4,225 runs to his name in 195 matches with 2 hundreds & 19 half-centuries.

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Meanwhile, in the match between Afghanistan & Namibia, Mohammad Nabi won the toss & opted to bat first in the 27th match of the ICC T20 World Cup. Afghanistan is at 96/3 in 14 overs with Asghar Afghan (11*) & Najibullah Zadran (1*) on the crease and would be looking to finish with a good score. This match is being played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.