The captain of the United Arab Emirates team, Muhammad Wasim, has resigned from his position. He will continue playing as a player. Now batsman Rahul Chopra has the responsibility of captaincy in his place. He will lead the UAE in the next round of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2. Where the team has to play matches against Oman and Netherlands.
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Muhammad Wasim has written on social media platform X that I have decided to step down from captaincy to focus on my batting in the ODI format. My best wishes to the new captain, I will give him all my support. Wasim became the captain of the UAE team in the year 2023. Under his captaincy, the team played 26 ODI matches, of which they won 7 and lost 19. Wasim performed exceptionally for the team in the matches that won. He scored an average of 64.28 in those seven games. He scored a total of three half-centuries, including his only century in this format.
Rahul Chopra has played only 7 ODI matches
Rahul Chopra, who was named captain replacing Muhammad Wasim, does not have much experience. Chopra has played only 7 ODI matches so far and this year he made his ODI debut for the UAE. He has 139 ODI runs recorded to his name. Apart from this, he scored 71 runs in 6 T20 internationals.
The team is in the last position in the points table.
The UAE team has not been able to perform well in League 2 of the Cricket World Cup (2023-27). The team has played a total of 7 games so far, of which it has only won one and lost 6. The team has reached eighth position in the points table. Under the captaincy of Rahul Chopra, the UAE team would like to first win its remaining matches in Cricket World Cup League 2 (2023-27) and improve its performance.
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