Rashid Khan has vowed that the Afghanistan team would return with more grit in the next tournament after their run in the T20 World Cup 2024 came to an end at the hands of South Africa on June 27, Thurdsay. The Proteas put in a dominant performance with the ball as they bundled out Afghanistan for just 56 runs in Trinidad. South Africa were able to secure the win within the 9th over and progressed to the final.
Despite the loss, Afghanistan had a lot of things to be proud of given their inspiring run in the competition. Rashid took to social media to put out a post praising his side for their efforts. The Afghan skipper said the team would always remember the T20 World Cup and praised his teammates for the fight they showed.
Rashid promised the fans that they would continue to build on from their performance in the tournament for the ones in the future. The star spinner also thanked the fans for believing in them and giving them motivation to fight on during the T20 World Cup.
“We will always remember this #T20WorldCup!”
“The fight put ahead by each and every one of this team is commendable and I’m really proud of all of us!”
“We will continue to build from here and comeback with more grit in the next one. Thank you to each and everyone who believed in us and helped us to keep the fight on,” said Rashid.
Afghanistan certainly captured the imagination of the cricketing world with their performance during the T20 World Cup 2024. They finished as the second-best Asian team in the competition behind India and ahead of the likes of Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
Afghanistan also scored wins against New Zealand in the group stage and Australia during the Super 8 and knocked the 2021 champions out of the competition. Afghanistan’s next major tournament would be the Champions Trophy next year.
