CWC 2023 Afghanistan Cricket Team From Turmoil to Triumph

Afghanistan cricket team has shown real courage and talent to get its stature in the Cricket World. With just a decade in international Cricket, Afghanistan Cricket has just grown day by day.

Today, they have a well-established team that can upset any team with its quality spin attack and batting powerhouse.

Within this short time span, this team has already produced world-class bowlers and batters.

Starting from Asghar Afghan, Muhammad Shahzad, Shapoor Zadran, Muhammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, and Rahman Ullah Gurbaz are the current sensations and some of the top cricketers this land of Afghanistan has produced.

Afghanistan Cricket Team World Cups Notable Moments

Afghanistan played its debut ODI World Cup game in the 2015 edition. So, it does not have a long-lasting history in cricket mega-events.

But in the previous two events, it has made its presence felt with some excellent cricket games. Therefore, Afghanistan has removed the tag of Associate Nation by playing some high-quality cricket over the years.

In both editions of the World Cups in which Afghanistan has participated, they could not beat any top-level team, but there were some close encounters against India and Pakistan, which Afghanistan eventually lost.

But, it motivated them to do more hard work and play good cricket to beat these teams in the future.

Afghanistan anticipated Squad for Cricket World Cup 2023

Afghanistan has not announced the squad for the World Cup but they soon will announce the squad for the Pakistan series and Asia Cup.

Probably, the same squad will feature in the mega event ahead in October 2023 in India.

Player Name	Role	Player Name	Role
Hazrat Ullah Zazai	Batsman	Rashid Khan	Bowler
Rahmanullah Gurbaz	Batsman/WK	Shahidullah	Batsman
Ibrahim Zadran	Batsman	Mujeeb Rehman	Bowler
Hashmat Ullah Shahidi (C)	Batsman	Fazal Ul Haq Farooqi	Bowler
Farid Ahmed	Batsman	Naveen Ul Haq	Bowler
Muhammad Nabi	All-Rounder	Noor Ahmed	Bowler
Najibullah Zadran	Batsman	Azmatullah Omarzai	Batsman
Afghan Ghani	Batsman	Abdur Rehman	Bowler
Riaz Hassan	Batsman	Ikram Alikhil	Bowler

Afghanistan Cricket Team Important Players

Afghanistan has turned out to be a real threat over the years that can beat any side on its day. However, in the upcoming World Cup, RahmanUllah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, and Najib Ullah Zadran will lead the batting unit.

On the other hand, Rashid Khan will lead the spinning attack followed by Mujeeb, and Muhammad Nabi. Similarly, the Fast bowling department will heavily rely on Fazal Haq Farooqi and Naveen Ul Haq.

These players have to step up to the task and deliver on the biggest stage of the cricket game.

Afghanistan Cricket Team Methodology and Tactical Approach

The approach of the Afghanistan cricket team has been quite defensive. But with rapid changes in Cricket in the world, they have also started adapting to modern cricket requirements with an aggressive approach.

The Afghanistan team loves to play aggressive and fearless cricket, which clearly shows the courage of a nation that has faced war-like situations and challenges.

This country has gone through many war-like challenges and is a buffer state. But this thing has not let down the sportsman to fulfil his dream of playing for his homeland.

Furthermore, this game has brought their fans on-page to celebrate their wins and this team shows that this sport has the power to unite people.

Team Afghanistan Preparations & Barriers for the CWC 2023

The Afghanistan Cricket team will participate in the Asia Cup in September which will be helpful for them to assess their team combination and conditions of Asian pitches.

Afghanistan will play against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the group stage of the Asia Cup in Pakistan. Besides the Asia Cup, Afghanistan has a bilateral series scheduled against Pakistan in the month of August.

This Asia Cup and Pakistan Series will help the Afghanistan team to try out their best combinations and settle the team for the mega event in October.

Furthermore, they will play against quality sides to access their weak points that will be effective in the World Cup.

Afghanistan Team Fans Applause and Encouragement:

Afghanistan cricket team fans are known for their die-hard support and passion for Cricket. These Afghan fans are always behind their national team with great enthusiasm.

This shows their great sense of national pride while playing cricket. These dedicated Afghani team supporters attend matches in large numbers and create an electric atmosphere at stadiums with their chants, cheers, and colourful displays of flags and banners.

The fans from Afghanistan lacked respect and could not digest the defeat from Pakistan. On a number of occasions, when Afghanistan lost to Pakistan, these fans were often found breaking chairs in the stadium.

These fans often fought with the opposition fans and damaged the properties of the stadiums.

However, after facing different challenges as a developing cricket nation, Afghanistan's fans continue to show their love and encouragement for their team.

These Afghan team supporters provide the necessary motivation and boost the morale of their team to do well on the world stage.

Afghanistan Cricket Team World Cup 2023 Prediction

As we have discussed earlier the Afghanistan team is a competitive team that fights till the end.

However, keeping the World Cup 2023 in mind, Afghanistan will hardly make it to the playoffs and will be eliminated in the group stage.

In the Mega Event, this team can do one or two upsets but winning the competition is a difficult task and this team does not have that experience and depth in its squad that can take them to even playoffs.