Abu Dhabi, Nov 7: Afghanistan all-rounder Gulbadin Naib on Sunday said his team performed well in the T20 World Cup, a statement many would hold true, considering its chaotic build-up to the tournament following the takeover of their country by the Taliban.
Afghanistan won two and lost three games in the Super 12. They have secured automatic qualification into next year’s T20 World Cup in Australia. “In the end, everything, we came out here like three days before the tournament. And it’s great stuff for our team and our boys who deliver very quickly, and we did a lot of good things here.
“So also good thing for us, so we qualified for the next World Cup. We’re in the top eight. But it’s a lot of work now,” said Naib, who led Afghanistan in the 2019 World Cup, at the post-match media interaction.
Afghanistan’s star spinner Rashid Khan had also quit captaincy ahead of the T20 World Cup alleging that he was not consulted before the squad was picked. Naib said his team needs to work harder to beat some of the top teams like India, New Zealand and Pakistan whom they lost to in the competition. However, he admitted there were enough positives too from their campaign. (PTI)
