Asghar Afghan

The overhaul marks the end of Asghar Afghan's long stint as the captain across formats

Many of Afghanistan's key players were dealing with great adversity, but they wouldn't let it affect them as they hunted down a maiden Test win

Captain praises Rashid Khan, Yamin Ahmadzai and Waqar Salamkheil for setting up the victory by bowling Ireland out for 172 in the first innings

Fifties from Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi, and Asghar Afghan helped them go 142 ahead before getting the wicket of William Porterfield

The feature of their 81-run stand that brought Ireland within sniffing distance of their target was the manner in which they negotiated Afghanistan's spinners

Afghanistan rose from being 81 for 6 in the 18th over thanks to fifties from Asghar, Nabi, and Rashid as they beat Ireland by 109 runs

Afghanistan recovered from 74 for 5 on the back of Najibullah Zadran's maiden ODI hundred to post 256 for 8 but as it panned out, it wasn't enough

Stand-ins, all-format leaders, Tests-only, limited-overs only - we have all sorts of captains among our nominees

Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan credited their coach Phil Simmons for "raising the bar"

The players also received one demerit point each for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct

Afghanistan fought valiantly until the very end, but could not dislodge Pakistan's most experienced batsman

As their first day in Test whites progressed, a few harsh lessons and rain breaks were all they needed to learn better

Afghanistan coach Phil Simmons talks about how the side have been preparing, physically and mentally, for their first Test

Phil Simmons, the Afghanistan coach, was pleased with the side's preparation but stressed on channeling white-ball temperament in Test cricket

Ahead of Afghanistan's inaugural Test match, their captain, coach and other players spoke to ESPNcricinfo to share their views on their gifted spin attack

Both teams play with flair and run on emotion. They can identify with each other, competing for limited space in the international calendar. And now, in Dehradun, the rivalry resumes

Captain thanks team's supporters as Afghanistan battle back from brink of elimination with typical resilience

The captain returns to action, having been cleared fit after a bout of appendicitis that kept him out of the World Cup Qualifier till now

The wicketkeeper-batsman was guilty of causing damage to a part of the ground during their two-run defeat to hosts Zimbabwe in Bulawayo