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The interim CEO of the Afghan Cricket Board Asadullah Khan believes that Afghanistan’s national cricket team is better than Pakistan cricket team in all aspects. He stated his views in a recent interview.
Khan stated that Pakistan should take help from Afghanistan to improve their game. “We are currently far better than Pakistan in cricket & they should ask us for technical, coaching & more support for the betterment of their cricket,” Asadullah is reported to have said.
Acting CEO of @ACBofficials #Mr.Assadullah recently responded to Pakistani media claims in a TV interview & said,We are currently far better than Pakistan in cricket & they should ask us for technical,coaching & more support for the betterment of their cricket.@ShafiqStanikzai pic.twitter.com/va4o5hXiLq
— M.Ibrahim Momand (@IbrahimReporter) June 20, 2019
“Acting CEO of ACB officials, Mr. Assadullah recently responded to Pakistani media claims in a TV interview & said, We are currently far better than Pakistan in cricket & they should ask us for technical, coaching & more support for the betterment of their cricket,” wrote Sports journalist M.Ibrahim Momand on Twitter.
Pakistan with a single victory against England is slightly ahead of Afghanistan but struggling to continue its journey in the ICC World Cup.
In his previous interview, he had expressed his wish to have regular matches between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
“I played my initial cricket in Pakistan and acknowledge the overwhelming support of the neighbouring country,” he said. “Formal discussion on bilateral cricket is the domain of the ACB chief. I hope that both boards would find a way for cricket ties resumption.”
While Pakistan is lingering at the bottom with three points, Afghanistan has not been able to clinch a single victory so far in the ICC World Cup. Pakistan with a single victory against England is slightly ahead of Afghanistan but struggling to continue its journey in the ICC World Cup.
Netizens have mocked CEO Asadullah Khan for his statement demeaning the Pakistan team. A new team in the ICC, Afghanistan is in its budding stage and still has a long way to go before they can guide Pakistan.
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On the other hand, Pakistan is hopeful to break its losing streak in the match against South Africa. Dubbed it a highly unpredictable team, Pakistan’s team possesses all the qualities to defeat even the toughest team of the tournament. People are still hoping Pakistan will rewrite its fate in the next match of ICC World Cup.