NEW DELHI: Rashid Khan consistently emphasized the importance of his teammates having confidence in their skills rather than worrying about the strengths of the opposition. This approach paid off during Afghanistan 's remarkable 84-run triumph over New Zealand in a T20 World Cup group stage match. Afghanistan successfully defended their total of 159 by bowling out New Zealand for just 75 runs, with left-arm seamer Fazalhaq Farooqui and Rashid himself leading the charge with four wickets each.
"Now, we need to beat the teams in our own skills rather than think about the opposition much and that's the only thing I have been telling the guys like just make sure we look into our skills," Rashid said during the post-match presentation ceremony. For the skipper, the effort matters more than the results, as he believes that if a team is good enough, results take care of themselves. "It doesn't matter whoever we play the opposition it's more about how good you are how good you're going to play and what type of energy you coming with into the ground and that for me is very important.
I don't much care about the result a lot to be honest. I more care about the effort we put it's a batting, bowling fielding, that's something which gives me lots of pleasure." "It's fine with as long you give hundred percent and you happy with your efforts at the end of the day.
" In last year's ODI World Cup, Afghanistan astounded cricket fans by defeating powerhouse teams like England, Pakistan, and Sri .
