Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka Live Score, World Cup 2023: Giant killers AFG will take on Kushal Mendis’ SL
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Afghanistan’s T20 freelancers now ODI experts: They are playing like we did in 1996, says Muthiah Muralitharan
Afghanistan players celebrate after winning the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 match against Pakistan, at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (PTI Photo)
They might be viewed as T20 franchise fiends in a freelancing world of fast cricket and faster bucks. But on the eve of the Sri Lanka game in Pune, captain Hashmatullah Shahidi would reiterate how Afghans had always been firmly focussed on the 50-over format as preparation for this World Cup began two years back.
“We played a lot of domestic 50-over cricket, as well as against Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It was about keeping belief when we weren’t doing good. We gave a lot of chances to p...