Afghanistan Cricket Team is certainly the most talked about team in cricketing circuit especially the way, they have performed in last few years.
Most cricketing pundits are still not considering them as possible semifinalist of the ongoing marquee event.
But considering all neutral perspectives, Afghanistan is certainly one of the front runners to reach in the semifinal of Champions Trophy 2025.
The Kind of Bowlers Afghanistan have in their lineup including the likes of Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Fazalhaq Faruqi can dismantle any batter on the given day.
If they bat first and score 270 runs with the kind of bowling in their arsenal, they can easily defend any total.
The only worrying factor for Afghanistan would be their batting if someone like Gurbaz, Zazai, Zadran and Rahmat Shah pull up their batting act together, then it would be imperatively difficult for any big team to defeat Afghanistan on their given day.
First Let’s Look at their squad for their Upcoming Champions Trophy 2025 , then we would pick certain players who are true match winners can do wonders and play an important role in making sure Afghanistan reach at the Semifinalist stage to be shared in the below format:
Afghanistan Full Squad for Champions Trophy 2025:
Hashmatullah Shahidi (capt), Ibrahim Zadran, Ikram Alikhil (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sediqullah Atal, Rahmat Shah (vice-capt), Azmatullah Omarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Fareeh Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Nangeyalia Kharote, Naveed Zadran, Noor Ahmad.
Match Winners in Afghanistan Team:
Rashid Khan:
He will be remembered for ages for bringing transformation in Afghanistan Cricket Team.
Rashid Khan along with Mohammad Nabi & Asghar Afghan should be credited for brining Afghanistan on Cricket map.
If you look at his record in ODI Cricket, Khan played 111 matches and clinched 198 wickets so far with an impressive bowling average of 19.87.
Khan took 5 wickets haul for record 5 times in ODI cricket.
Their best bowling figure in ODI cricket is 7 wicket for 18 runs against West Indies in 2017.
Khan’s ability to deceive any batter and bowling quick makes life of batters extremely difficult.
Mohammad Nabi:
Mohammad Nabi is another player who is pretty underrated, done so much for Afghanistan Cricket.
Nabi all round ability, have helped Boys in Blue to win most matches in the crunch phase of the game.
Nabi played 161 ODI matches and clinched 169 wickets, with an bowling average of 32.01.
Nabi best bowling performance where he clinched 5 wickets by giving away 17 runs against Ireland in 2024.
Nabi with the bat scored 3447 runs with 2 centuries and 16 half centuries under their belt.
Nabi best score is 136 runs against Sri Lanka in 2024.
He will be vital man for India in the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz is another man who will be expected to do wonders for Afghanistan in the Upcoming Champions Trophy 2025.
Gurbaz with his ferocious wicketkeeping and batting skills, have dominated most sides and he would be expected to exhibit most confidence ahead of every encounter.
Gurbaz played 46 matches so far where he scored 1769 runs which include 6 Half century and 8 Centuries under their belt.
Gurbaz highest score being 151 runs in ODI Cricket against Pakistan 2023.
My Perspective:
If you closely observe, Afghanistan is certainly a team to watch out for in the ongoing Champions Trophy 2025.
They will be playing their league stage matches in Pakistan which will support spinners and fast bowlers considering the bowling arsenal Afghanistan have they are certainly a team to watch out for in the ongoing Marquee event.
Hashmatullah Zazai, another talented batter needs to deliver big with the bat for Afghanistan, but as captain he is brilliant knows when to rotate his bowlers all over the park.
The captain, Hashmatullah Zazai, is able to accelerate when necessary in addition to providing stability in the middle order. Although he needs to improve as a batsman, his leadership has been outstanding; in high-pressure matches, Afghanistan has outperformed thanks to his tactical awareness and astute bowling rotations.
Afghanistan has a real chance to advance far in the tournament and possibly even pull off upsets against some of the biggest names in cricket if their key players perform well. They are among the dark horses for the Champions Trophy 2025 because of their combination of experience and fearless cricket.
Afghanistan’s campaign against South Africa will kick off today at Karachi’s National Stadium.
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