Rahmat Shah Joins Elite List with Century and Fifty on Test Captaincy Debut
Rahmat Shah, captaining Afghanistan in Test cricket for the first time, scored an unbeaten 105 and a subsequent 51 against Bangladesh, becoming the sixth player to achieve a century and a half-century on Test captaincy debut. He succeeded Hashmatullah Shahidi as Afghanistan's Test and ODI captain. This feat places him alongside notable players like Virat Kohli, Archie MacLaren, Geoff Rabone, Greg Chappell, and Brendan Taylor. Kohli and Chappell are the only ones to have scored centuries in both innings on their captaincy debut.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is positive (75/100). Lens Score 30/100.
Outlets measured: timesnow, news18. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (75–75/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 12 Oct, 06:12 pm. Other outlets followed.
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