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KARACHI:
Inexperience and miscalculation value Afghanistan their Tremendous 4 qualification within the ongoing Asia Cup’s essential match in opposition to Sri Lanka in Lahore on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka, alternatively, by advantage of their slender two-run victory entered the Tremendous 4 stage to affix Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.
Although the Afghans got here tantalizingly near pulling off an inconceivable victory in opposition to the host crew that may have put them within the Tremendous 4 stage, final man FazalHaq Farooqi cosumed three dot balls at an important stage of the sport reasonably than giving strike to veteran Rashid Khan and their crew folded up for 289 whereas chasing 292.
The Afghans have blundered on this vogue fairly a couple of instances earlier than as nicely, dropping necessary worldwide matches which at one stage regarded of their grasp.
Whereas they’ve made fairly an impression on the T20 stage in world cricket since their debut within the shorter format in 2010, the Afghans haven’t been spectacular on the ODIs which they’ve been enjoying since 2009.
Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif, who additionally remained Afghanistan’s coach in 2011, whereas chatting with The Categorical Tribune, stated, “Between Ghulam Nabi, Rashid Khan and Najeeb Tarakai, they’ve good three bowlers who share 30 overs,” noticed Latif. “However after that, they’ve solely half time bowlers to finish the remainder of the 20 overs and that’s the place they concede so many runs which pose a stiff problem for his or her batsmen.”
Latif, thought of by many as one of the best cricketing mind within the nation, additional stated that Afghanistan batsmen additionally get confused and lose wickets when requested to defend or rotate strike within the ODIs. “On Tuesday after they needed to hit out to succeed in that 292-run goal, they got here good as a result of it was T20 type cricket. However in 50-over matches they get dismissed very often,” stated the previous wicketkeeper batsman.
Veteran cricket author and professional Sohaib Alvi additionally rued Afghanistan’s lackluster marketing campaign within the Asia Cup to this point.
“Afghanistan final night time misplaced the forest for the bushes. However then they need to ask themselves: Did they ask round sufficient for doable eventualities?” stated Sohaib whereas speaking to The Categorical Tribune.
“They appear to lose from successful positions. It is these last-minute mind fades or lack of ability to take that closing wicket.”
Recalling Afghanistan’s loss to Pakistan within the 2019 World Cup, Sohaib stated: “That 2019 World Cup loss to Pakistan from a commanding place after which these two finishes by Naseem Shah, first within the Asia Cup in UAE after which within the bilateral sequence in opposition to Pakistan final month highlights their crew’s emotional response in such conditions that’s letting them down.”
“To be trustworthy, they remind me of the Pakistan cricket aspect of the Nineteen Seventies, who typically misplaced the plot after writing the script themselves,” he stated.
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