The way Afghanistan have played the Asia Cup 2018 is certainly the outcome of their dedication, extreme hard work, and passion. I mean, just look at the facts, few months, or may be a year, ago they were just infants in One Day International Cricket. Holland, Ireland, Kenya, etc. also had done these types of miracles, but not this way and not with this consistency.
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Afghanistan's journey for Asia Cup is over now, but they have made a mark in the world of International Cricket. Stout-hearted journey of Afghan team isn't just a luck. They have defeated big names, such as West Indies, Zimbabwe, and Bangladesh in the past; again, in this tournament, they sent Sri Lanka (SL) home from the league stage. Although SL's performance couldn't be poorer, but defeating a big name always boost the confidence, and something like that happened with Afghanistan too. In the super four stage the lost two very close matches and, at the end, tied with mighty India, a big achievement for an International Rookie.Afghanistan is a young team; Aftab Alam, Mujib Ur Rehman, Rashid Khan, etc. all are young talents and they are ready to carry their team for at least 8-10 years. Rashid Khan, a 20 year-old-young-gun, has already become a big name in Cricket. Currently, he's one of the best all-rounders in the world. He has potential to turn the table any time in game. He can't be taken lightly nor the Afghanistan team.
So it can be predicted that Afghanistan is a Rising Star which has started to shine in the Cricket world. Yes, Afghanistan have a bit immaturity, they play irresponsible shots, they miss catches, their captain's decisions questioned sometimes, but, they still have time, they have the ability to be a big name. What they did in past few matches is outstanding. It will be interesting to see how far they will go in ICC World Cup 2019.
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