The West Indies captain Jason Holder is confident that his team will do well in the upcoming ICC World Cup qualifiers while Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan is happy to live with tournament favourites billing. Call it irony, but West Indies, the two-time World Champions (1975 and 1979) have hit their lowest ebb as they are playing qualifiers with associate members in order to get a slot in the 2019 World Cup in England. Also read Rashid Khan leads Afghanistan to thumping ODI series win over ZimbabweHolder praised Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels for making themselves available for the Qualifiers. "I must commend Chris and Marlon, who have come here without motivation to do well for the Windies and give themselves a chance to play another World Cup. Stand-in captain Afghanistan s vice-captain Rashid Khan said: "It feels good to see that Afghanistan is a favourite to qualify.

Source: dna February 26, 2018 17:25 UTC