‘Rule them out at your own peril’ – Aakash Chopra warns all teams for Afghanistan’s for the World Cup 2023.

Afghanistan displayed a dominant performance in the second ODI against Bangladesh, emerging victorious by a massive margin of 142 runs at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram. This win secured Afghanistan’s first-ever ODI series victory. It is worth noting that Afghanistan had previously won the opening match by 17 runs using the DLS method, establishing a 2-0 lead in the series heading into the final game scheduled for Tuesday, July 11, also in Chattogram.

Aakash Chopra, a former opener , showered praise upon Afghanistan for their remarkable achievement in winning the ODI series against Bangladesh. In contrast, Chopra criticized the Indian team, highlighting their failure to defeat Bangladesh in their previous tour. He specifically recalled the series in which India faced Bangladesh, where Rohit Sharma was injured, resulting in India losing the first two ODIs. However, in the final match, Ishan Kishan, the wicketkeeper-batter, played a scintillating innings that propelled India to victory in the third ODI.

Aakash Chopra said “Afghanistan have won both the matches. They have defeated Bangladesh in their own backyard. This is the same Bangladesh where we lost the series. Remember that series where Rohit got injured and the Indian team lost the series, fell 2-0 behind, and then Ishan Kishan destroyed them in the last match where India won,” 

He added later “They spun a web of spin, the spinners have picked up wickets consistently. Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmanullah Gurbaz – batting has fired. Afghanistan are saying these are also subcontinental conditions and it will be similar conditions at the World Cup in India – so rule them out at your own peril,”