INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Veteran Afghanistan all-rounder Mohammad Nabi has become the second highest wicket-taker in ODIs after completing 150 ODI wickets during the
third ODI against Bangladesh in Chattogram on Tuesday.Although Afghanistan lost the last ODI, they won the series 2-1.Nabi however, didn&t
have the best outing with the bat as the visitors were toppled for only 126 in 45.2 overs
However, he scalped a wicket and reached the landmark of 150 ODI wickets.Nabi has been a key player for Afghanistan over the years after
making his ODI debut in 2009 against Scotland
Since then he has been a regular in all three formats of the game.The veteran player has worked tirelessly to help put Afghanistan on the
cricketing map and is a potent all-rounder in limited-overs cricket.The only other Afghan player to reach this milestone has been Nabi&s
teammate Rashid Khan, who has scalped 167 wickets in ODIs.Nabi, who is 38-years-old, has amassed 3,046 runs in 142 ODIs at an average of
27.44.He captained the side during the team&s first appearances in the 2014 Asia Cup and the 2015 Cricket World Cup
Nabi has also played in numerous Twenty20 franchise tournaments and was the first player from Afghanistan to be selected in the Indian
Premier League player auction.In September 2019, he announced his retirement from Test cricket to prolong his limited overs cricket
career.The post Nabi becomes second Afghanistan bowler to complete 150 ODI wickets first appeared on Ariana News.
