An Old Statement of an Indian Who Mentored the Afghanistan Cricket Team Went Viral
One of the biggest upsets has been pulled off by the Afghanistan cricket team in the history of cricket as they beat Australia by 21 runs in the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup. This was their first win over Australia in any format, having narrowly lost out to them in the ODI World Cup last year in India. Former India all-rounder Ajay Jadeja, who was the mentor of the team during the ODI World Cup last year, claimed that Afghanistan will become a big team the moment they beat a top cricketing nation.
After Afghanistan's famous win over Australia, a video of the same has resurfaced.
Here is the video.
Jadeja had said during the ODI World Cup last year in India, "Some of the participating teams have been playing cricket for over 100 years. But Afghanistan is a young cricketing nation with around 15–20 years of experience. So, all this is part of the journey. During the 2019 World Cup, both India and Pakistan survived an upset against Afghanistan by the barest of margins. You are saying today that they (Afghanistan) are a small team. But the day they beat a big team, they will also become a big team.”