The Afghanistan Cricket has come a long way in a pretty short span of time. When other associate nations like Scotland and Ireland have failed to deliver, despite showing promise in the initial years, Afghanistan has produced great results with limited amount of resources.
The War-torn Afghan nation has overcome all odds to enlist their name in the cricket map within just seven years of their first appearance on the big stage.
Each and every member of the Afghan team-from the support staff to the players has worked with passion and love for the game. Although their sudden surge during the past one year has been mainly due to the success of three of their players.
They are none other than the swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad, the dynamic all-rounder Mohammad Nabi and the young leggie Rashid Khan. A couple of years back, Afghanistan's only lethal weapons were Nabi and Shahzad. But with the arrival of Rashid Khan, an X-factor has arrived in the team.