Afghanistan’s cricket team received a heroes’ homecoming in Kabul on Tuesday after qualifying for the 2019 ICC World Cup. “The other teams should understand that we are a strong and rising team,” he said at a special ceremony where they received a standing ovation from an invitation-only crowd. Afghanistan had looked set to miss out on a second straight World Cup appearance after suffering three straight defeats in the group stage of the qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe. “Congratulations team Afghanistan for this remarkable victory,” Motiullah Mutmaen wrote on Twitter. “The team we have right now and the talent we have, it’s a world class team.

Source: Hindustan Times March 28, 2018 06:45 UTC