Star Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan on Sunday hoped their beautiful 69-run win over England within the World Cup will put a smile on the faces of his countrymen and heal their ache following a sequence of devastating earthquakes.
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan reacts after a supply (AP)
Afghanistan on Sunday created one of many largest upsets in World Cup historical past, surprising defending champions England right here. “This is a big win for us. This kind of performance gives us the belief that we can beat any side on any day. It will give us the energy for the rest of the World Cup,” Rashid Khan advised the broadcasters after Afghanistan bowled England out for 215 after posting 284 all out.
“Cricket is something that brings joy to the people back home. Winning the game against England is big for us. Recently, we had an earthquake back home. Over 3,000 people lost their lives, many houses were destroyed, so this win will put a little bit of smile on their faces and maybe, they can little bit forget those days.”
Afghanistan have been affected by sturdy earthquakes and aftershocks, which killed hundreds of individuals and flattened many villages. In reality, on Sunday, a strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who was adjudged the Player of the Match for his all-round present, additionally devoted his award to his countrymen again dwelling.
“I want to dedicate this award to the people back home, who have been affected by the earthquake. This is something we could do as a team and I could do myself as a player,” he stated after returning bowling figures of three for 51 and scoring a 16-ball 28.
“It is a very proud moment to be here at the World Cup and beating the champions. Great achievement for the whole team and this is the kind of opportunity we have been working hard for. It was a wonderful performances by the bowlers and the batters.”
Rashid, who snapped three for 37, stated that they had arrange small objectives and simply wished to offer their coronary heart and soul of their efficiency with out serious about the outcome.
“I made it clear to everyone in the dressing room. Whatever happens in the tournament, we just have to fight till the end. We made small goals for ourselves. You just have to be happy that you gave your 100% while going back to the hotel.”
Talking about Mujeeb, Rashid stated, “Mujeeb has been contributing consistently for us. We have been bowling together in the nets. We have been batting together in the nets.
“We focus on what’s the most effective ball to bowl on the wicket. Sharing data helps us. I’m fortunate to have him round. Also, we’ve got Nabi and nice to have him who has loads of expertise.
“It’s a special occasion for Nabi. 150th game for him. Also, 100th game for Rahmat Shah. We said that we would celebrate after the win. This will be a memorable win for him.
“We misplaced to England within the 2016 T20 World Cup right here. We had a dialogue about it. We restricted them to 140 however had a collapse. We learnt from the errors and actually glad to win tonight,” he added.
Mujeeb had started the proceedings in their defence of 284 as he shared the new ball with Fazalhaq Farooqi.
“As a spinner, it’s fairly arduous to bowl within the powerplay. But I’ve been working within the nets. There just isn’t a lot room for error to bowl extensive so I’ve tried to bowl wicket-to-wicket,” he said.
“We knew that dew will play some half and that’s the reason I wished to bowl within the powerplay. The ball was holding a bit bit as properly. Even if there was dew, I used to be mentally ready. Not to offer a lot room and bowl in the proper areas.”
Asked about his batting, Mujeeb, who slammed three fours and a six during his cameo, said, “It is all concerning the administration. They have been giving me confidence. I wish to contribute as a lower-order batter as properly, and people 25-30 runs assist the workforce as properly. I wish to proceed doing that.”
England skipper Jos Buttler said it will take a lot of effort from his team to overcome the setback.
“Disappointed with the outcome. The workforce might want to present a whole lot of resilience to recover from this and make a profitable comeback,” said Buttler.
“Disappointing to win the toss and concede that many, me lacking that first ball down the leg facet set the tone. Credit to Afghanistan, they outplayed us immediately.”
He conceded that the defending champions erred in executing their strategy.
“It got here all the way down to execution, we weren’t fairly on the degree we would wish to be with each bat and ball. You received to let these defeats harm, there isn’t any level in getting over issues too rapidly, we have to replicate.
“There’s a lot of character in this group, we need to show a lot of resilience and come back stronger,” added Buttler.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com
