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Afghanan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi: Father wrote 44 books on science, cricketer-son loves Bollywood and is taking Afghanan cricket to new heights
Afghanan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi was swamped with requests for selfies, but none of them were for him. He was just a messenger to his teammates. Most of them were there for Rashid Khan, the spin wizard and big-hitting lower order batsman. “Sabko Rashid (Khan) ke saath selfie lena hai (Everyone wants to take a selfie with Rashid). He is a superstar,” Hashmatullah says.
For Hashmatullah, who hails from Logar, 87 km away from Kabul, it was either physics books or bats to pick from and he chose the latter. His father, Mohammad Hashim Shahidi, a physics professor, has written 44 books and wanted his son to become a top scient.

“I belong to an educated family. My father has written all the physics textbooks from Class 9 to 12. He has written 44 books on science. He was very smart. He wanted me to keep education as my first priority and cricket just as a hob. I never liked physics that much. Mai acha tha bhi nahi padhai mey (I was never good at studies),” Hashmatullah tells The Indian Express in an exclusive interview. (READ MORE)