http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, who is coaching the inexperienced Afghanistan side these days has revealed that he had used India’s performance in the 1983 World Cup as example to inspire his boys for the final of
Asian Games T20 cricket tournament against Bangladesh.
The men in blue entered the 1983 ICC World Cup as underdogs but thwarted the formidable http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760 side to lift the World Cup trophy.
“The Indians were not as fit as their rivals, nor was their skill superior to the West Indies, yet on that day they played better and won,” said Latif while talking to the media reporters after the Afghanistan team finished
the first-ever cricket event of the Asian Games as runners up. “My team here was the fittest and they had good skills too, but I warned the boys not to take
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 lightly.”
Afghanistan handed neighbouring Pakistan side an upset 22-run defeat in the semi-final yesterday while Bangladesh defeated another gold medal favourites http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 to make it to the final of the tournament.
In the final, though the Bengali tigers were the ultimate favourites but the inexperienced http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Afghanistan-c745 team proved themselves worthy opposition taking the battle to the final over before losing by 5 wickets.
Rashid, the former Pakistan captain, said that the performance of his side in the Asian games has proven him right adding the side is on the right path. Latif reiterated his aim to earn Afghanistan the status of a Test playing nation.
The Bangladesh side also applauded Afghanistan’s performance in the tournament as the Bangladesh coach http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-c64193 Sarwar said,
“We are celebrating, but I hope Afghanistan will celebrate too because they deserve the silver medal,”
This was Bangladesh’s ever first gold medal in the multi-sport regional event of Asia continent.
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