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Taliban Foreign Minister Aamir Khan Muttaki spoke to Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan on video call on Tuesday and congratulated the team on the historic victory. Afghanistan have booked their place in the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024 after defeating Bangladesh in the Super-8 match. Afghanistan has achieved its biggest victory so far. In the current tournament, the team led by Rashid Khan has beaten big teams like New Zealand and Australia.
Afghanistan Cricket Board has shared a video talking to Taliban Foreign Minister Rashid Khan who was present on the field after the exciting match against Bangladesh. Afghanistan’s players celebrated the victory in grand fashion. After winning the match, he carried head coach Jonathan Trott on his shoulders during the winning parade. The Afghanistan players even danced on the team bus to their bowling coach Dwayne Bravo’s champion song.
Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan believes that defeating the likes of New Zealand and Australia to qualify for the T20 World Cup semi-finals for the first time is a big achievement that will inspire the country’s youngsters. Afghanistan, who became a full member of the ICC only in 2017, created history by defeating Bangladesh and qualified for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup for the first time.
After the win against Bangladesh, pictures and videos of fans celebrating Afghanistan’s historic victory at home went viral on social media. This achievement showed how much progress Afghanistan have made in the white ball format. In last year’s ODI World Cup, they defeated reigning champions England and former champions Sri Lanka and Pakistan. In the T20 World Cup as well, the team continued its great performance and beat big teams like New Zealand and Australia.