Before clash between Afghanistan and Bangladesh in Asia Cup 2022 Afganistan’s star Spinner Rashid Khan said that may players are compete in numerous Leagues around the world but representing their country always comes first.
Afghanistan will take on Bangladesh in their second encounter of Asia Cup 2022 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
“We want to play a lot of international cricket that gives youngsters the opportunity to play and get a chance. Also, we all play different leagues but national duty comes first for your country. We want to focus on the next match and not think about the previous match. It is past. It is not in our hands that teams take us seriously or lightly,” Rashid Khan said in a pre-match press conference.
Afghanistan registered their second largest T20I Victory in terms of balls remaining after they win their opening encounter against Sri Lanka.
Afghanistan bowled out Sri Lanka for just 105 by star bowling performance by Fazhal Haq Farooqi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi.
“The conditions in Sharjah are different than what we faced in Dubai. We want to give 100 per cent and enjoy the game. I am not an all-rounder. A player who can bat and ball and can bat in different positions, then it is great,” he said.
“If you have such players like Hardik Pandya in the team then it gives the captain many options. His hard work has paid off. Last year when I played with him, I think he improved as a captain in IPL. When a player gets such kind of responsibility then it makes him a better player,” he added.
“We as players enjoy this kind of format. Also, we are playing in Sharjah after a long time. We never think about any opposition whether it is weak or strong. Tomorrow if you play Hong Kong then the preparation is the same or if it is India then also it is the same,” Khan said.
Squad: Mohammad Nabi (c), Najibullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai, Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan and Samiullah Shinwari.
