If the situation in Afghanistan is bad, it does not mean that he will become the world champion, Salman Butt
Ex-captain Salman Butt has told the Afghan team that if the conditions are bad there, it is not his intention that they become champions.
Current commentator Salman Butt has criticized the views of some fans in which cricket fans have expressed the view that Afghanistan's players will not be allowed to participate in the T20 World Cup 2024 due to the difficult situation faced by their countrymen. I was encouraged.
Former Pakistan cricket team captain Salman Butt dismissed this notion by citing examples of teams like India and Australia, which do not have such problems in their own country but are still consistent performers in ICC events.
The former opener admitted that the Afghanistan team is passionate about the game but said it is not enough to win the World Cup.
Salman Butt said that people say that Afghan players get motivated because of the situation in their country, but there is no such problem with Australia, then why do they win the World Cup?
He said that the situation in India is also good, the conditions there are better, then why are they performing in a futuristic manner.
Salman Butt said on his YouTube channel that I understand that he has come from difficult circumstances but you cannot become a world champion on that basis alone.
He said that people were saying Afghanistan should win, how could they win with only two decent batsmen? No one is going to play well after the openers and people said they should win the World Cup, winning two matches doesn't mean you have a complete team," Butt said.
It may be noted that under the leadership of all-rounder Rashid Khan, Afghanistan reached the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024, the team had previously defeated teams like New Zealand, Australia and Bangladesh to reach the final four.
The Afghanistan cricket team won the honor of playing the semi-finals for the first time in any World Cup.