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Rise of Afghanistan Cricket: Afghanistan has made a big upset by defeating world champion Australia in the World Cup match. But do you know about Afghanistan, their country is ruled by terrorists. They now live in the shadow of constant fear. It is worth knowing how they learned cricket and how the rule runs in such a situation. Know how Afghanistan cricket finally moved forward amidst terror…
Rise of Afghanistan Cricket:
The Afghanistan team made India its home ground in the year 2015. The Afghanistan team plays its international matches in Greater Noida, Dehradun and Lucknow in India. Apart from this, the players of the Afghanistan team play in T20 cricket leagues around the world and they have also played an important role in the recovery of the players of the Afghanistan team.
Afghanistan Storm:
Afghanistan has created a stir in world cricket by defeating Australia by 21 runs in the Super-8 match of the T20 World Cup 2024. Afghanistan's victory against Australia cannot be called an upset, as this team has defeated big teams in the last few years.
Afghanistan team is emerging in world cricket:
If we look at it, Afghanistan is becoming the second best team in Asia after India. Afghanistan defeated Pakistan on the basis of its excellent performance. In the 2023 ODI World Cup held in India last year, the Afghanistan team defeated strong teams like England and Pakistan. In the 2024 T20 World Cup, the Afghanistan team has defeated New Zealand and Australia.
India helped the Afghanistan cricket team:
India has played an important role in promoting the Afghanistan cricket team. Due to the tension and terror situation in Afghanistan, no international match has been organized till date. Due to the fear of terrorists sitting in their own country, the Afghanistan team made India their home ground. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has provided better facilities for the development of Afghanistan cricket.
Where does the Afghanistan team play cricket in India?
The Afghanistan team made India its home ground in 2015. The Afghanistan team plays its international matches in Greater Noida, Dehradun and Lucknow in India. Apart from this, the players of the Afghanistan team play in T20 cricket leagues around the world and they have also played an important role in the recovery of the players of the Afghanistan team.
When did the Afghanistan cricket team play its first international match?
The Afghanistan cricket team played its first international match in the year 2009. Afghanistan made its One Day International debut in 2009 and played against Scotland in Benoni. In the year 2013, the Afghanistan team became an associate member of the ICC. The Afghanistan team missed out on qualifying for the 2011 ODI World Cup, but qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 2015. In the year 2017, the ICC gave a big gift to Afghanistan by giving it full-time member status. The Afghanistan team played its first T20 International match against Ireland in 2010. At the same time, in the year 2018, the Afghanistan team played its first Test match against India.
Afghanistan dealt a blow to cricket superpower:
Given the ongoing insecurity in Afghanistan, the team moved to a new home ground in Dehradun, India. The current home ground of the Afghanistan men's cricket team is the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates. Afghanistan has stunned the world by registering its first win against cricket superpower Australia. This ended Australia's spectacular unbeaten run in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The management under coach Jonathan Trott has transformed the team from a small team to a promising one. Trott, a former England player, took charge in July 2022.