Rashid Khan draws the media to his call to Afghanistan, the second best Asian team

The leader of the Afghan national cricket team Rashid Khan Critics were shot after his team was classified as “the second best Asian team” after the 2025 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates. Rashid Khan explained that this brand came from the media, and not from the same team.

The rotation therapist also expressed his frustration with how people mocked the national cricket team in Afghanistan after failing to reach the four -year stage of the recently concluded Asian Cup.

Rashid Khan defends the Asian Cup performance in Afghanistan 2025

Although it is considered one of the candidates to raise the cup after solid performances in the previous multi -round events, Afghanistan failed to reach the four super round after they were lost to Bangladesh and a severe defeat for Sri Lanka.

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Rashid explained that the inconsistent preparation and T20is Ltd. before the 2025 Asian Cup affected the team’s rhythm. The leader also mentioned how his Bowing attack struggled in favorable circumstances, and the beating is often short in the continental championship.

Rashid Khan quoted as saying by news18 before Bangladesh series“There is one thing always wandering in the media: people call us the second best Asian team. We did not say that, but I think it is in the past, we have performed us, and this is where we got the mark.

If you look at the Asian Cup, and half the semi -finals of the World Cup, and the ODI World Cup, we won Big difference. The Champions Cup, we won England. For this reason we got the mark. In the future, if we do not perform well, we will definitely be three, four, five or six. I feel that we did not give ourselves this sign. “

He insisted that Afghan players are always trying their best to be a better team and better performance a day, but sometimes things do not go the way they hope for it, and this is part of the game.

Rashid pointed out, “I feel that I am present, the more I mocked someone, the more people like you. I feel that it is happening at a different level. Then it does not seem nice.”

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Rashid Khan focused on building a strong Afghanistan team for the T20 2026 World Cup

The Afghan roundabout also insisted that the team’s focus is in the future. He emphasized that each match is an educational opportunity, and they are now committed to building a balanced and competitive team before the ICC T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

The captain stressed that Afghanistan will continue to play with hunger and positive mentality, with the aim of constantly performing and proving its value on the big stage.

Rashid signed by saying: “I think every very competitive game. It is not as if we did not play the competitive cricket game in the Asian Cup. For us, every competitive game. We are not only here to enjoy and enjoy, then we go back. We have a goal, and the goal is how we will be an ideal and balanced aspect of the next world, and this is the mind from now.”

It is worth noting that Bangladesh and Afghanistan are scheduled to play a series of three T20i matches in the United Arab Emirates. The first match is scheduled for Thursday, October 2, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah.