‘You will see them beating big teams going forward’ – Gautam Gambhir predicts bright future for Afghanistan after their magnificent wins in ODI World Cup 2023

The Afghanistan cricket team suffered a five-wicket loss over South Africa in their must-win encounter of the ODI World Cup 2023, which knocks them out of the marquee event and clears the way for Pakistan and New Zealand to grab the spot at number four in the playoffs. Notably, the Afghanistan side posted a total of 244 runs in the given 50 overs. However, during the chase, the in-form Proteas chased down the total with 15 balls to spare in the game.

Meanwhile, despite their defeat, a plethora of cricket experts and former cricketers have praised them for their magnificent wins in the ODI World Cup 2023. Shahidi-led Afghanistan defeated the Netherlands, England, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka and will end their journey in the sixth spot.

Meanwhile, former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir heaped praise on the Afghanistan team and called their win over the defending champions the best one. The well-renowed cricket commentator says that England has a deep batting line-up, and despite that, Afghanistan has defended very well their target in Delhi, which is a batting-friendly pitch.

“England, because it was an excellent wicket, the small Kotla ground and England’s powerful batting lineup, and despite that they defended that total and won so convincingly. We always knew that it was going to be a good contest against Pakistan because the match was in Chennai,” Gautam Gambhir said on Star Sports.

You will see Afghanistan as a totally different team after this tournament: Gautam Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir feels that the win over England must have given them great confidence. In addition, the 2011 ODI World Cup-winning star feels that one will witness this team as a complete team that will be beating some big teams in the near future.

“However, the way they defeated England in Delhi, I believe Afghanistan would have got a lot of confidence. You will see Afghanistan as a totally different team after this tournament. You will see them beating big teams going forward. They almost defeated Australia as well,” he added further.