26 -year -old Afghanistan national cricket team superstar Rashid Khan has announced a great retirement, saying that cricket has wanted to play an international game in his motherland before saying goodbye to cricket.
Afghanistan has not hosted any international cricket matches within its region due to security issues and political instability in the country.
I hope before retiring from the game – Rashid Khan
Over the years, many international matches have been assigned to Afghanistan to play at home, but things have not become physical, and ACB acts as a host while their home matches are played in UAE or India.
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At the latest Future Tour Tours Program (FTP), Afghanistan are ready to host West Indies and New Zealand in January and February, and if men travel to the country in Marun and Kiwi, it will be a historical opportunity for Afghans.
Talking to The National during an event in Dubai, Rashid Khan said that playing an international match in Afghanistan would be a dream for him to come, but it was a psychiatric about it anytime about it.
“This is in the FTP for now. But when the time comes, you will only know what it is happening. FTP in Afghanistan has been determined for many years, but never happened. But hopefully it is good for cricket and good for Afghanistan,” Rashid Khan said.
“Okay, if it eventually happens, it will be a kind of dream to play international cricket in Afghanistan. I hope I come before retiring from the game. It’s something that I play in front of my house crowd. So, hopefully, hopefully this happens,” he said.
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As a team, we are now going and going – Rashid Khan
Afghanistan has emerged as the second best team in Asia over the years, and is no longer considered Minano.
The Afghans have played a great brand of cricket against the top teams in the world, and they have also made it in the semi -finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 by defeating Australia in the league stage.
Rashid Khan performed the T20 World Cup 2024 by one of Afghanistan’s top achievements and said that it gave him great confidence. He said:
“This is something that gave us so much confidence. I think it has given us such positive energy. As a team, we are now going and going, and we have supported that confidence.
“We are not getting enough cricket that you want as a nation, especially against big aspects. The more opportunities you get, the better.”
T20S in Pakistan is a great preparation for us that is a leader for the Asia Cup – Rashid Khan
Afghanistan will aim to give a good performance in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, and the series against Pakistan will help them prepare for the tournament.
Rashid Khan said, “The leading T20S Asia Cup in Pakistan is a great preparation for us, if it happens. As a team, we have played a lot of great cricket in the last two to three years and we need to continue that good form, good cricket and more important things,” Rashid Khan said.
Rashid Khan, who is certainly the world’s best T20 cricketer, has seen a slight decline in his career since faces injury issues last year. Overall, he has taken 45 Test wickets, 199 OD wickets and 161 T20I wickets for Afghanistan in his career.
