Asia Cup 2023: Mystery behind Afghanistan’s heartbreaking ouster
Afghanistan all-rounder Rashid Khan’s pictures of sinking on his knees with hands on his forehead are flooded on social media.…
Afghanistan all-rounder Rashid Khan’s pictures of sinking on his knees with hands on his forehead are flooded on social media.…
All the matches are set to be played in Hambantota which is 238 km from Colombo
Rashid was expected to feature for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) but the blockbuster league stands postponed indefinitely.
Zazai was part of Afghanistan's first-ever Test match which they played against India in June. Last year, he had been called up as a replacement for Mohammad Shahzad in the ICC Cricket World Cup and ended up donning the national colours on six occasions.
After the death of his mother, cricket fraternity including current and former cricketers as well as commentators have poured in wishes for the departed soul.
Notably, Afghanistan had beaten Pakistan by three wickets in a warm-up match ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 and that would give them the belief that they could do it all over again
Interestingly, Afghans have managed to play out the 50 overs just once in the competition in a game in which they did not even try to win against England.
Bumrah was also key to India pulling the game back midway through the innings when he came in the 29th over to remove two set players in Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi when Afghanistan were decently placed.
With Sri Lanka's win over England on Friday, the World Cup has witnessed the danger of counting out an opposition. India would be cautious but can Afghanistan live up to the challenge?
In Match No. 24 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, England is taking on Afghanistan at Old Trafford in Manchester. England captain Eoin Morgan has won the toss and elected to bat first.
