Rashid Khan vs Litton Das: Who Has Better T20I Captaincy Record?



Rashid Khan and Litton Das (Source: AFP Photos)Rashid Khan and Litton Das (Source: AFP Photos)

Rashid Khan is one of the finest T20 bowlers in the world and is a natural leader for the people in Afghanistan. He is now leading them in the Asia Cup 2025, and the Afghans are expected to go deep into the tournament under his leadership.

Afghanistan, though, are placed in Group B alongside Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong. Out of these teams, Bangladesh have played some good cricket in recent times under Litton Das and are playing an aggressive brand of cricket, which has not been their strength over the years.

Thus, with the Asia Cup challenge in front of both the nations, let's compare the captaincy record of Litton Das and Rashid Khan in T20Is.

Litton Das Performance As Captain In T20Is

Litton Das has batted in 19 innings as captain in T20Is and has a decent record. His overall average as captain is 25.52 which he would like to improve and has shown bit of more consistency in the last few series. The strike-rate also is 130 which can be improved and with the potential Litton Has, he can surely take it close to 140.

The cricketer also has taken more responsibility at number 3 with the bat in recent times, which Bangladesh would hope that their leader continues to do in Asia Cup as well.

Criterion
Data
Innings19
Runs434
Average25.52
Strike-Rate130.33
100s/50s0/3


Rashid Khan Performance As Captain In T20Is

Rashid Khan has a brilliant T20I record and his bowling has not been affected when he has led his country. He has picked 58 wickets in 34 innings with a brilliant strike-rate and average, and is still their biggest match-winner. He can contribute with the bat as well and thus has been leading from the front for Afghanistan.

Criterion
Data
Innings34
Wickets
58
Average13.65
Strike-Rate13.6
Economy Rate
6

Rashid Khan vs Litton Das: T20I Captaincy Comparison

Categories
Litton Das
Rashid Khan
Matches19
34
Wins10
20
Losses8
14
No Result1
0
W/L Ratio1.251.42
Win%52.6358.82

If we compare the captaincy record of Litton Das and Rashid Khan, the Bangladesh captain has led his country in 19 matches while Rashid has done so in 34 games. Das has managed to win 10 matches and has a win percentage of just over 50. For Rashid Khan, the win percentage is better and is close to 60 as he has won 20 games as leader. Also, Rashid Khan has better win/loss ratio but the difference is not as much as it seems in the win percentage.

Conclusion:

Overall, it is clear that Rashid Khan has a better captaincy record than Litton Das currently and even as a player he has done better that the Bangladesh leader. Also, Rashid Khan took his team to the semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2024 and this Asia Cup is now another chance for him to enhance his legacy.