Kaif said Afghanistan is one of the contenders to win the World Cup
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T20 Afghanistan has always been very strong. But so far their record of achievements is empty. Nor did anything spectacular. But everyone was surprised by a prediction of the Caribbean legend Brian Lara before the World Cup. He saw the Afghans in semi. Many people started discussing this. But Rashid Khan answered correctly. Apart from defeating strong teams like New Zealand, they have won all their opening three matches in the group stage. With this, the ticket to the Super Eight has been confirmed and the Afghans have also forced other teams to think about them.
Former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif has higher hopes for Afghans this time. According to him, Rashid gong has a lot of chances to win the World Cup.
Speaking at an event of Star Sports, Kaif said, 'Afghanistan is in good form. Their bowlers are in great form. Fazlhaq Farooqui has also picked up five wickets in one match and Rashid Khan is also in great form. If we talk about the two openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran, they are in great form. I think Afghanistan is one of the contenders to win the World Cup in this condition.
The Afghans have played all their matches in the West Indies. They didn't have to go through the hassle of traveling to America and had a good idea of the Caribbean pitch. Kaif also said that this was a positive aspect for them, 'They are playing all their matches here (in West Indies). They didn't go to the US at all. After spending two-three weeks here, they know how to bowl on which pitch and batting on which pitch. They got an idea of the condition. And besides, their players are also in great form.
Afghans are now waiting to become group champions by showing one surprise after another. Afghanistan will play the last match of the group stage against the West Indies on June 17 where the team will step into the Super Eight after becoming the group champion.