Question: Who became the first Afghanistan player to score a Test cricket double century?
(a) Hashmatullah Shahidi
(b) Usman Ghani
(c) Asghar Afghan
(d) Mohammad Nabi
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Afghanistan’s Hashmatullah Shahidi became the first batsman from the country to register a double hundred in Test cricket.
- His maiden test double century came in the second Test played between 10-14 March 2021 against Zimbabwe in Abu Dhabi.
- He made 200 not out off 443 balls with 21 fours and one six.
- Shahidi made his Test debut in Afghanistan’s first-ever Test, against India in Bengaluru in 2018.
By-Amar Mani Upadhyay