(AP Photo) Afghanistan players celebrate India’s final wicket (Ravindra Jadeja) during the ODI in Dubai on Tuesday. Afghanistan players had a spring in their step. The World Cup, about nine months down the line, would be a different ball game though. He spoke about how the Asia Cup provided Afghanistan with an opportunity to assess their strengths and weaknesses in the lead-up to the World Cup. “We now know where we should work on; our weaknesses and also convert them into our strengths.” Fast-track improvement, if that happens, can make Afghanistan World Cup’s dark horses.

Source: Indian Express September 26, 2018 20:01 UTC