Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi claimed Sunday his side have the possible to test the globe’s leading groups, yet will certainly require much more direct exposure in Test cricket.
Shahidi’s group host New Zealand in a one-off Test beginning Monday at their taken on home ground in India, near New Delhi, without principals consisting of spin king Rashid Khan.
Afghanistan experienced a discoloration intro to Test cricket in 2018 when they shed to India inside 2 days, yet have actually boosted given that.
Afghanistan hammered New Zealand in this year’s T20 World Cup, yet they have actually won simply 3 Tests out of the 9 they have actually played.
“If you look at Test cricket, we are new in this format — we need more experience,” Shahidi informed press reporters at the Greater Noida ground.
“As a team and as a country, we are brave people and we accept challenges,” he included.
“In the future, if we get more chances we will improve, and show that we are the best team.”
Afghanistan will certainly miss out on leg-spinner Rashid, that has actually paused to recuperate from a continuous back injury.
Shahidi claimed it would certainly be “tough” without him yet was certain in his unskilled group’s young skill, consisting of 23-year-old rewriter Shams Ur Rahman.
The captain claimed it was additionally a possibility for brand-new names to tip up.
“We have more talented guys, it’s an opportunity for them to make their names in the world of cricket”, he claimed.
“Everyone is willing to give their best”, he claimed.
“We have talented players, and we can do well in every department — some of our players have hundreds in this format,” he included.
“It’s tough, but if we play to our strength, we can beat any team.”
– ‘In for a battle’ –
New Zealand, led by Tim Southee, start their South Asia excursion versus Afghanistan, in advance of 2 Test matches in Sri Lanka and 3 even more in India.
The Afghanistan Test is not component of the World Test Championship, yet the staying 5 will certainly be.
The group’s session on unknown subcontinent pitches have actually been disrupted by rainfall.
“Conditions are foreign to what we are used to, but we are excited about the chance of playing six Test matches on the bounce here in the sub-continent,” claimed Southee.
“It’s exciting to play cricket in India”
Southee claimed he continued to be skeptical of Afghanistan.
“Afghanistan have been an improving side for a number of years,” he claimed.
“Any time you come up against them, you know you are in for a fight”
He included that spin bowling would certainly play an essential component in all 6 Tests.
“When you come to this part of the world, you expect spin to play a heavy role, and we have a number of different options and some quality spinners to turn to,” he claimed.
New Zealand’s left-arm rewriter Ajaz Patel ended up being just the 3rd bowler in Test background to declare all 10 gates in an innings versus India at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, in 2021.
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