Afghanistan have quickly grown their stature in International cricket and their remarkable success in the short span forced the ICC to hand them the Test status. Afghanistan’s authority over teams among the Associate countries ensured they turned in to a full-member nation from an Associate country in the space of only four years. This is the shortest span among the previous four full member countries.

The Afghans stepped into the International stage on the back of some fearsome pacers only to end up by fielding with all spin attack at times. The rise of mystery spinners helped them find their identity thanks to the T20 Leagues over the Globe. The likes of Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan have been pioneers of the war-torn country which strived hard to make an impact in this sport for a couple of decades.

Here we look at the five major records that Afghanistan and its players hold in International cricket:

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-282893" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Afghanistan-team-4.jpg" alt="Afghanistan team" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-282893" class="wp-caption-text">Afghanistan team celebrates a wicket. (Photo Source: ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Afghanistan holds the record for the longest winning streak in the T20I format with 11 consecutive wins in 2016 and 2017. Afghanistan’s streak began when they defeated Windies in the World T20 game by 6 runs. Windies went on to claim the World T20 for the 2nd time after this defeat.

Afghanistan, on the other hand, kept raising their standards as an associate team and extended their winning streak to 11. The streak finally came to an end when they toured the Caribbean in mid-2017. Pakistan is closing in to break this record with an ongoing 9 consecutive T20I wins streak but still, need three more to rewrite the record.

Afghanistan also has the highest win percentage in the T20I history with 67.64 having won 46 out of 68 matches they played thus far.

2. Youngest captain and No.1 – Rashid Khan:

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-280925" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rashid-Khan-1.jpg" alt="Rashid Khan" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-280925" class="wp-caption-text">Rashid Khan. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Heading into the Qualifiers for the 2019 World Cup, Rashid Khan had to take up the captaincy role for the initial stages of the game. Thus, at the age of 19 years and 165 days, Rashid made his captaincy debut by leading his team against Scotland in an ODI.

He thus became the first teenage captain in Men’s International cricket. Rashid is also the youngest player in International (Men/Women) to captain his team. He led the country for the first time when he was the No.1 ranked ODI bowler which he claimed only a few days before becoming the captain.

It was the first time Rashid got to the No.1 spot in the ICC Rankings at the age of 19 years and 152 days only. Thus, he became the first-ever player in the ICC Men’s cricket rankings to become No.1 in any category and any format before turning 21.

3. Quickest to the milestones – Rashid Khan:

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-275976" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rashid-Khan-3.jpg" alt="Rashid Khan" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-275976" class="wp-caption-text">Rashid Khan. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Rashid Khan lit up the bowling charts ever since he made his International debut in 2015. The leg-spinner slowly pilled on records and is on his way to stamp his authority in world cricket at the age of 20. During the 2019 CWC Qualifiers this year, Rashid became the fastest player to bag 100 wickets in ODI cricket.

He bettered the existing record of Australia’s <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/australia-vs-india-virat-kohli-and-mitchell-starc-share-a-laugh-at-the-mcg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mitchell Starc</a> by eight matches. Rashid took only 44 ODIs for 100 wickets in the format while Starc needed 52. He is also the joint 2nd fastest for completing 50 wickets in the T20I format.

The leggie needed 31 matches for this milestone same as Imran Tahir and stands behind only Ajantha Mendis (26 T20Is). In terms of time taken for reaching 50 T20I wickets, Rashid leads the list having taken only 2 years and 220 days from the debut.

4. The Teenage Sensation – Rashid Khan:

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-281951" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rashid-Khan-4.jpg" alt="Rashid Khan" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-281951" class="wp-caption-text">Rashid Khan. (Photo Source: GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Rashid Khan started to find new heights in International cricket when he was a teenager only. As a result, the leg-spinner became the youngest player to reach certain milestones and there he stands among the fastest. Rashid completed 100 ODI wickets when he was aged 19 years and 186 days.

He went past Pakistan great Saqlain Mushtaq who was 20 years and 134 days at the time he made this achievement himself. Rashid who has enjoyed a lot of success in the shortest format of the game is also the youngest player to complete 50 wickets in the T20I format.

He was 19 years and 256 days when he got to this milestone. None of the remaining 18 players with 50 T20I wickets reached the milestone before they turned 24.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-283659" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman.jpg" alt="Mujeeb Ur Rahman" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-283659" class="wp-caption-text">Mujeeb Ur Rahman. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

Mujeeb ur Rahman has been rewriting record books ever since his debut in 2017 when the off-spinner became the first Male cricketer to be born in the 21st century. Mujeeb bagged his maiden ODI five-fer with 5/50 against Zimbabwe at the Sharjah this year. He was only 16 years and 325 days old at the time of his five-fer making him the youngest player to claim a five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.

Mujeeb thus broke the longstanding record held by Waqar Younis who picked up 6/26 at the age of 18 years and 164 days against Sri Lanka at the same venue in 1990. The off-spinner shared the new ball in the game where he picked up his maiden ODI five-fer.

Thus, Mujeeb became only the 2nd spinner after Bermuda’s Dwayne Leverock to take an ODI five-fer while opening the bowling. Sri Lanka&#8217;s Akila Dananjaya became the 3rd one with his 6/29 in the second half of 2018 against South Africa.

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Afghanistan have quickly grown their stature in International cricket and their remarkable success in the short span forced the ICC to hand them the Test status. Afghanistan’s authority over teams among the Associate countries ensured they turned in to a full-member nation from an Associate country in the space of only four years. This is the shortest span among the previous four full member countries.
The Afghans stepped into the International stage on the back of some fearsome pacers only to end up by fielding with all spin attack at times. The rise of mystery spinners helped them find their identity thanks to the T20 Leagues over the Globe. The likes of Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan have been pioneers of the war-torn country which strived hard to make an impact in this sport for a couple of decades.
<h3>Here we look at the five major records that Afghanistan and its players hold in International cricket:</h3>
<h3>1. T20I record for the team:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_282893" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-282893" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-282893" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Afghanistan-team-4.jpg" alt="Afghanistan team" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-282893" class="wp-caption-text">Afghanistan team celebrates a wicket. (Photo Source: ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Afghanistan holds the record for the longest winning streak in the T20I format with 11 consecutive wins in 2016 and 2017. Afghanistan’s streak began when they defeated Windies in the World T20 game by 6 runs. Windies went on to claim the World T20 for the 2nd time after this defeat.
Afghanistan, on the other hand, kept raising their standards as an associate team and extended their winning streak to 11. The streak finally came to an end when they toured the Caribbean in mid-2017. Pakistan is closing in to break this record with an ongoing 9 consecutive T20I wins streak but still, need three more to rewrite the record.
Afghanistan also has the highest win percentage in the T20I history with 67.64 having won 46 out of 68 matches they played thus far.

<h3>2. Youngest captain and No.1 – Rashid Khan:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_280925" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-280925" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-280925" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rashid-Khan-1.jpg" alt="Rashid Khan" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-280925" class="wp-caption-text">Rashid Khan. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Heading into the Qualifiers for the 2019 World Cup, Rashid Khan had to take up the captaincy role for the initial stages of the game. Thus, at the age of 19 years and 165 days, Rashid made his captaincy debut by leading his team against Scotland in an ODI.
He thus became the first teenage captain in Men’s International cricket. Rashid is also the youngest player in International (Men/Women) to captain his team. He led the country for the first time when he was the No.1 ranked ODI bowler which he claimed only a few days before becoming the captain.
It was the first time Rashid got to the No.1 spot in the ICC Rankings at the age of 19 years and 152 days only. Thus, he became the first-ever player in the ICC Men’s cricket rankings to become No.1 in any category and any format before turning 21.

<h3>3. Quickest to the milestones – Rashid Khan:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_275976" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-275976" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-275976" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rashid-Khan-3.jpg" alt="Rashid Khan" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-275976" class="wp-caption-text">Rashid Khan. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Rashid Khan lit up the bowling charts ever since he made his International debut in 2015. The leg-spinner slowly pilled on records and is on his way to stamp his authority in world cricket at the age of 20. During the 2019 CWC Qualifiers this year, Rashid became the fastest player to bag 100 wickets in ODI cricket.
He bettered the existing record of Australia’s <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/australia-vs-india-virat-kohli-and-mitchell-starc-share-a-laugh-at-the-mcg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mitchell Starc</a> by eight matches. Rashid took only 44 ODIs for 100 wickets in the format while Starc needed 52. He is also the joint 2nd fastest for completing 50 wickets in the T20I format.
The leggie needed 31 matches for this milestone same as Imran Tahir and stands behind only Ajantha Mendis (26 T20Is). In terms of time taken for reaching 50 T20I wickets, Rashid leads the list having taken only 2 years and 220 days from the debut.

<h3>4. The Teenage Sensation – Rashid Khan:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_281951" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-281951" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-281951" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rashid-Khan-4.jpg" alt="Rashid Khan" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-281951" class="wp-caption-text">Rashid Khan. (Photo Source: GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Rashid Khan started to find new heights in International cricket when he was a teenager only. As a result, the leg-spinner became the youngest player to reach certain milestones and there he stands among the fastest. Rashid completed 100 ODI wickets when he was aged 19 years and 186 days.
He went past Pakistan great Saqlain Mushtaq who was 20 years and 134 days at the time he made this achievement himself. Rashid who has enjoyed a lot of success in the shortest format of the game is also the youngest player to complete 50 wickets in the T20I format.
He was 19 years and 256 days when he got to this milestone. None of the remaining 18 players with 50 T20I wickets reached the milestone before they turned 24.

<h3>5. The Mujeeb factor:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_283659" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-283659" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-283659" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman.jpg" alt="Mujeeb Ur Rahman" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-283659" class="wp-caption-text">Mujeeb Ur Rahman. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Mujeeb ur Rahman has been rewriting record books ever since his debut in 2017 when the off-spinner became the first Male cricketer to be born in the 21st century. Mujeeb bagged his maiden ODI five-fer with 5/50 against Zimbabwe at the Sharjah this year. He was only 16 years and 325 days old at the time of his five-fer making him the youngest player to claim a five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.
Mujeeb thus broke the longstanding record held by Waqar Younis who picked up 6/26 at the age of 18 years and 164 days against Sri Lanka at the same venue in 1990. The off-spinner shared the new ball in the game where he picked up his maiden ODI five-fer.
Thus, Mujeeb became only the 2nd spinner after Bermuda’s Dwayne Leverock to take an ODI five-fer while opening the bowling. Sri Lanka’s Akila Dananjaya became the 3rd one with his 6/29 in the second half of 2018 against South Africa.
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Afghanistan have quickly grown their stature in International cricket and their remarkable success in the short span forced the ICC to hand them the Test status. Afghanistan’s authority over teams among the Associate countries ensured they turned in to a full-member nation from an Associate country in the space of only four years. This is the shortest span among the previous four full member countries.
The Afghans stepped into the International stage on the back of some fearsome pacers only to end up by fielding with all spin attack at times. The rise of mystery spinners helped them find their identity thanks to the T20 Leagues over the Globe. The likes of Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan have been pioneers of the war-torn country which strived hard to make an impact in this sport for a couple of decades.
<h3>Here we look at the five major records that Afghanistan and its players hold in International cricket:</h3>
<h3>1. T20I record for the team:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_282893" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-282893" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-282893" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Afghanistan-team-4.jpg" alt="Afghanistan team" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-282893" class="wp-caption-text">Afghanistan team celebrates a wicket. (Photo Source: ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Afghanistan holds the record for the longest winning streak in the T20I format with 11 consecutive wins in 2016 and 2017. Afghanistan’s streak began when they defeated Windies in the World T20 game by 6 runs. Windies went on to claim the World T20 for the 2nd time after this defeat.
Afghanistan, on the other hand, kept raising their standards as an associate team and extended their winning streak to 11. The streak finally came to an end when they toured the Caribbean in mid-2017. Pakistan is closing in to break this record with an ongoing 9 consecutive T20I wins streak but still, need three more to rewrite the record.
Afghanistan also has the highest win percentage in the T20I history with 67.64 having won 46 out of 68 matches they played thus far.

<h3>2. Youngest captain and No.1 – Rashid Khan:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_280925" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-280925" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-280925" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rashid-Khan-1.jpg" alt="Rashid Khan" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-280925" class="wp-caption-text">Rashid Khan. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Heading into the Qualifiers for the 2019 World Cup, Rashid Khan had to take up the captaincy role for the initial stages of the game. Thus, at the age of 19 years and 165 days, Rashid made his captaincy debut by leading his team against Scotland in an ODI.
He thus became the first teenage captain in Men’s International cricket. Rashid is also the youngest player in International (Men/Women) to captain his team. He led the country for the first time when he was the No.1 ranked ODI bowler which he claimed only a few days before becoming the captain.
It was the first time Rashid got to the No.1 spot in the ICC Rankings at the age of 19 years and 152 days only. Thus, he became the first-ever player in the ICC Men’s cricket rankings to become No.1 in any category and any format before turning 21.

<h3>3. Quickest to the milestones – Rashid Khan:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_275976" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-275976" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-275976" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rashid-Khan-3.jpg" alt="Rashid Khan" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-275976" class="wp-caption-text">Rashid Khan. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Rashid Khan lit up the bowling charts ever since he made his International debut in 2015. The leg-spinner slowly pilled on records and is on his way to stamp his authority in world cricket at the age of 20. During the 2019 CWC Qualifiers this year, Rashid became the fastest player to bag 100 wickets in ODI cricket.
He bettered the existing record of Australia’s <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/australia-vs-india-virat-kohli-and-mitchell-starc-share-a-laugh-at-the-mcg/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mitchell Starc</a> by eight matches. Rashid took only 44 ODIs for 100 wickets in the format while Starc needed 52. He is also the joint 2nd fastest for completing 50 wickets in the T20I format.
The leggie needed 31 matches for this milestone same as Imran Tahir and stands behind only Ajantha Mendis (26 T20Is). In terms of time taken for reaching 50 T20I wickets, Rashid leads the list having taken only 2 years and 220 days from the debut.

<h3>4. The Teenage Sensation – Rashid Khan:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_281951" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-281951" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-281951" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Rashid-Khan-4.jpg" alt="Rashid Khan" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-281951" class="wp-caption-text">Rashid Khan. (Photo Source: GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Rashid Khan started to find new heights in International cricket when he was a teenager only. As a result, the leg-spinner became the youngest player to reach certain milestones and there he stands among the fastest. Rashid completed 100 ODI wickets when he was aged 19 years and 186 days.
He went past Pakistan great Saqlain Mushtaq who was 20 years and 134 days at the time he made this achievement himself. Rashid who has enjoyed a lot of success in the shortest format of the game is also the youngest player to complete 50 wickets in the T20I format.
He was 19 years and 256 days when he got to this milestone. None of the remaining 18 players with 50 T20I wickets reached the milestone before they turned 24.

<h3>5. The Mujeeb factor:</h3>
<figure id="attachment_283659" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-283659" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-283659" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman.jpg" alt="Mujeeb Ur Rahman" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-283659" class="wp-caption-text">Mujeeb Ur Rahman. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Mujeeb ur Rahman has been rewriting record books ever since his debut in 2017 when the off-spinner became the first Male cricketer to be born in the 21st century. Mujeeb bagged his maiden ODI five-fer with 5/50 against Zimbabwe at the Sharjah this year. He was only 16 years and 325 days old at the time of his five-fer making him the youngest player to claim a five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.
Mujeeb thus broke the longstanding record held by Waqar Younis who picked up 6/26 at the age of 18 years and 164 days against Sri Lanka at the same venue in 1990. The off-spinner shared the new ball in the game where he picked up his maiden ODI five-fer.
Thus, Mujeeb became only the 2nd spinner after Bermuda’s Dwayne Leverock to take an ODI five-fer while opening the bowling. Sri Lanka&#8217;s Akila Dananjaya became the 3rd one with his 6/29 in the second half of 2018 against South Africa.
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Here we look at the five major records that the young Afghanistan team and its players have earned at the highest level.

5 Records that Afghanistan and its players hold in International cricket

Afghanistan has quickly grown in the International cricket and their remarkable success in the short span forced the ICC to hand them the Test status.