Under-19 Afghan Cricket Team: The team whose participation in the World Cup was doubtful will play in the semi-finals today
Afghanistan's Under-19 cricket team will face England in the semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup in the West Indies today (Tuesday).
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| Under-19 Afghan Cricket Team: The team whose participation in the World Cup was doubtful will play in the semi-finals today |
Reaching the semi-finals, the Afghan team's participation in the international event seemed uncertain and there were fears that young Afghan cricketers would not be able to reach the West Indies.
The reason for this uncertainty was the visa problems faced by the Afghan team. Delays in obtaining visas forced Afghanistan to cancel warm-up matches against England and the United Arab Emirates, and then changed the schedule of Group C matches in the Under-19 World Cup due to quarantine rules in the tournament. Had to
These young Afghan cricketers were not happy when they arrived in the West Indies on visas and finally landed on the field.
Win by overcoming the nerves
Afghanistan was in Group C with Pakistan, Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea in the Under-19 World Cup. They beat Zimbabwe and Papua New Guinea by a clear margin but lost by 24 runs against Pakistan, thus making it to the quarter finals from Sri Lanka.
But this quarter-final was really a war of nerves in which Afghanistan won by just four runs.
Afghanistan is participating in the Under-19 World Cup for the seventh time and has reached the semi-finals for the second time.
He had earlier played in the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup in New Zealand, where he was beaten by Australia by six wickets in the semi-finals. In the quarter-finals of this tournament, they won the match by dismissing the host New Zealand by only 107 runs.
The journey of international cricket from U-19
The role of cricketers who have risen above under-19 cricket has been significant in the impressive manner in which Afghanistan has recognized its importance in international cricket.
Contemporary league sniper Rashid Khan has also played under-19 cricket for his country in 2016.
Magician sniper Mujeeb-ur-Rehman also made his debut in just 16 years and became the youngest bowler in the world to take five wickets in an ODI match.
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Rashid Khan (right) and Mujeeb-ur-Rehman (left)
The 17-year-old Mujeeb-ur-Rehman's four-wicket haul proved decisive in Afghanistan's historic victory over New Zealand in the 2018 Under-19 World Cup, and two days later he was knocked out of the IPL by the Kings. XI Punjab had acquired it for 40 million Indian rupees.
Hashmatullah Shahidi is the only Afghan batsman to score a double century in Test cricket and he too has emerged from under-19 cricket.
Most people will know Karim Janat as the bowler in whose one over Pakistan's Asif Ali hit four sixes to help Pakistan win the T20 World Cup match.
However, very few people will know that Karim Janat is the batsman who has played the biggest individual innings of 156 runs for Afghanistan in U-19 ODIs.
This victory is memorable and significant because he successfully defended this meager score despite scoring only 134 runs and turned the game in his favor by scoring four runs with his excellent fielding.
His bowler Naveed Zadran also played an important role in this victory
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