Afghan Cricket is essentially Made in Pakistan; so cut the crap!

Earlier this month, Afghanistan Cricket Board’s (ACB) interim Chief Executive Officer, Asadullah Khan claimed that Afghanistan cricket is better than Pakistan in all aspects. I can take that — everyone likes their own mangoes, and there is no doubt that Afghanistan Cricket has come a long way and they have some good talent in the team, which is great for the sport. Afghanistan doing well has received great appreciation across the board, including Pakistan Cricket followers. Even the Prime Minister of Pakistan publicly applauded the Afghanistan Cricket Team.

But Asadullah Khan further added that Pakistan should seek technical help and coaching from Afghanistan for improving their cricket, in the backdrop of Pakistan’s initial loss to West Indies. That’s going a bit too far. For reference, most of the Cricket that this Mr Asadullah Khan has ever played — has been in Pakistan. His comment came at a time when the team he is boasting about is placed the bottom of the table in the ICC CW 2019, and in a previous interview he is reported to have said:

“I played my initial cricket in Pakistan and acknowledge the overwhelming support of the neighbouring country”