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Here is the video of an incident between MS Dhoni (Indian captain for the day) and bowler Kuldeep Yadav.
Kuldeep is apparently asking for a fielding change, which Dhoni doesn’t seem to agree to. When Kuldeep persists, Dhoni responds with the words “Bowling Karega ya Bowler change kare” (Will you bowl, or should we change the bowler) Continue reading “MS Dhoni Kuldeep Yadav Incident vs Afghanistan – Bowling Karega Ya Bowler Change Kare”
Rashid Khan kept his nerve by defending 7 runs in the last over, as the Super 4 match between India and Afghanistan ended in a tie. The fixture, also MS Dhoni’s 200th as India captain, saw Afghanistan take third consecutive game to the 50th over, following similar thrillers against Bangladesh and Pakistan.
India chose to give all their reserve players an opportunity, with the likes of Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Chahar, Sid Kaul, KL Rahul and Manish Pandey all brought into the XI. Continue reading “India vs Afghanistan Super 4 Asia Cup Match Report-2018”
Afghanistan will be looking to end their Asia Cup campaign on a high when they take on India in their final Super 4 game in Dubai on Tuesday. Continue reading “India vs Afghanistan Asia Cup Super 4 Match Preview-2018”
Mustafizur Rahman kept his nerve and bowled a sensational last over as Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by 3 runs at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Continue reading “Bangladesh vs Afghanistan Asia Cup Super 4 Match Report-2018”
Bangladesh will be looking to avenge their defeat when they face Afghanistan in the fourth match of the Super Four stage at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, September 23.
Both the teams have suffered defeats against India and Pakistan respectively.
Afghans and Bangladesh have faced each other in six times, with both teams winning 3 each.
However in their most recent clash on September 20, Afghanistan thumped Bangla Tigers by 136 runs. After choosing to bat, the Afghans posted a competitive total of 255/7 and then bundling out the Tigers for 119 runs in the 43rd over.
Hasmatullah Shahidi, Rahmat Shah, Asghar Afghan and Gulbadin Naib have been in tremendous form in this Asia Cup. They will be hoping to carry forward the momentum.
The spin twins Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman have been lethal proving to be a thorn in the flesh for the batsmen.
For Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah will be the key performers with the bat.
Debutant Abu Hider in his maiden outing was very impressive as he ended up with figures of 2/50 against the Afghans, though Shakib was the pick of the bowlers with four wickets for 42 runs.
The selectors have included Soumya Sarkar and Imrul Kayes to the squad, owing to the poor form of Liton Das, Nazmul Hossain Shanto and Mosaddek Hossain.
Veteran Shoaib Malik notched up an unbeaten 51 runs, as Pakistan survived a scare before winning their Super Four match of the Asia Cup against Afghanistan by three wickets. Continue reading “Pakistan vs Afghanistan Asia Cup Super 4 Match 2 Report-2018”