Feb 28, 2025 07:48 IST
First revealed on: Feb 28, 2025 at 07:48 IST
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Afghanistan beat England in a thriller on Wednesday night time on the Champions Trophy cricket match. England might have been increased ranked however there was nothing shocking in regards to the end result. Afghanistan displayed extra cricketing intelligence and preventing spirit. Afghanistan is properly on its technique to turning into the second best Subcontinental group in white ball cricket after India.
After India and South Africa, Afghanistan is World Champion Australia’s hardest opponent in sure situations. The 2 will go head-to-head once more on Friday, in what could be a blockbuster conflict. If not for Glenn Maxwell’s once-in-a-lifetime knock, Australia would have been defeated by Afghanistan within the 2023 ODI World Cup. The revenge was exacted a 12 months later within the T20 World Cup within the Caribbean when Afghanistan beat Australia by 21 runs. They’re a wholesome mixture of veteran gamers like Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan and younger abilities like Rahmunullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zardan, who smashed 177 in opposition to England.
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The story of a war-torn cricketing nation whose gamers learnt the sport in refugee camps has been achieved to dying, however the inspiring steeliness behind that cliche shouldn’t be disregarded. The group has grow to be a extra skilled unit underneath the steerage of former England batsman Jonathan Trott, a quiet-spoken man. India’s former batsman Ajay Jadeja, who labored with Afghanistan through the ODI World Cup in India, has identified that whereas Trott is a fiercely skilled, he isn’t somebody who spends an excessive amount of time in creating bonhomie with gamers off the sphere. That trait of not imposing himself however instilling self-discipline and onerous work has clicked with the passionate group of Afghans who all the time had the ability and need. They’ve now learnt to harness them as skilled cricketers.
