afghanistan Due to tension and war like situation in India, no international competition has been held till now. Because of this, the Afghanistan team has been playing all its home matches in other countries. Afghanistan has recently earned a good name in cricket. The team has even achieved Test playing status. t-20 cricket Its players play in leagues around the world. India has made a big contribution in this development. The Afghanistan team, which played its first ODI against Scotland on April 19, 2009, made its home ground in India in 2015. Played matches against many countries in Greater Noida, Dehradun and Lucknow.
Afghanistan Board was formed in 1995.
The history of cricket in Afghanistan is believed to date back to 1839, when British troops played some matches in Kabul. But till the 1990s there was an atmosphere of unrest in the country. Playing cricket in such a situation was not easy. Meanwhile, the Afghan refugees who reached Pakistan showed courage and formed the Afghanistan Cricket Board in 1995. In 2013, the Afghan team also became an associate member of ICC.
Played World Cup for the first time in 2015
The Afghan team could not qualify in the 2011 World Cup, but it achieved ODI status before the next i.e. 2015 World Cup and then entered the World Cup as well.
The victory plan was prepared by England cricketer Trott.
The plan to win against England in the World Cup was laid by Jonathan Trott, born in South Africa and who plays international cricket for England. He is the coach of Afghanistan team. Coach Trott was aware of Team Butler’s weakness against spin due to playing from England and through this he devised a strategy to register victory.
India had announced to build two stadiums
India had also taken steps towards building two cricket stadiums in Afghanistan. These stadiums were being built in Kandahar and Mazar-e-Sharif. The Government of India had approved assistance of 1 million dollars in 2014. Now that Taliban has returned, there is little possibility of cricket matches being held there in future.
Has also defeated Sri Lanka and West Indies
Afghanistan has the best spin attack like the Indian team. This team has spinners like Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Mohammad Nabi and Mojeeb, the team also has good batsmen like Gurbaz. Before England, Afghanistan team has defeated Sri Lanka thrice, Bangladesh six times and West Indies thrice.