00:00We've got the Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan with us. Rashid for starters
00:05What are your feelings right now such a monumental win for Afghanistan creating history making it to the semifinals of the T20 World Cup
00:13What are the feelings?
00:14Well, I don't I don't know how to describe my feeling. It's a big achievement for us being in the semifinals and
00:21Yeah, I think the cricket we have played in the whole tournament so far
00:25I think like we have we deserve to be in the semis and the way everyone took the responsibility of
00:31Getting into the game and performing best for the team. So I don't know how I can describe my feeling
00:37But it's massive achievement for us as a team and as a nation to be in the semis and now looking forward to the semis
00:44After you batted first, perhaps
00:46Did you feel that you were maybe 10, 15, 20 runs short because on a similar pitch you had made
00:52148 if I'm not mistaken against Australia
00:54So perhaps was that a feeling that a few runs short or was it a bit more challenging the pitch today?
01:00Well, I think we were there like 15, 20 runs shorter
01:05we could have done better than that to score 130, 135, but
01:10The bowling unit we have we felt like it's enough for us
01:13We have to bowl in the right areas
01:15Consistently and making sure we have that right belief in right mindset
01:19We can defend that in the past few games here team defended 106 runs
01:23So I think the belief was there as long we just keep ourselves calm and make sure we do the right thing the right time
01:30Are you sure that you were calm during the game?
01:33No, I was not calm at some points. It was hard for me to be calm. Sometimes you have to be very
01:40Aggressive but at the same time when bowling those four overs I was very calm. Yeah
01:46Good morning, Captain. Very good morning
01:51Just two quick, well two in one. One
01:55How much of an inspiration was Nepal's performance that you would have read about or seen on television?
02:02And what does
02:05making it to the semifinals
02:08mean for the future development of Afghanistan? Either way you look at that
02:13What's the first question? Did Nepal's performance
02:20Okay, yes
02:22Nepal performed pretty well
02:25held South Africa
02:27just lost by one run and
02:30Really really had a lot of people both in St. Vincent and outside
02:35Supporting them. Did their performance as a quote-unquote small nation in
02:41Afghanistan and give you all the encouragement that you all will make it?
02:47Well, you know, it's always you get that kind of inspiration for any team
02:51you know you watch on TV and those small totals when team defend that it gives you lots of things to learn from and
02:59Definitely the way Nepal performed in the whole competition, you know was something, you know
03:04Pleasing to see as a young very new nation coming into the competition
03:08Performing best at this stage, you know, and they have played
03:13great cricket against all the side they have played in though and that's how D20 is all about
03:19You know
03:19you need to have that kind of self-belief that we capable of beating any side as long we do the right thing is the
03:25Right time and we making sure we keep the thing simple and that's what I think they did the same as well
03:29We kept they kept the thing simple
03:32They came with their own plannings and tried to execute
03:34And that's how they perform in the whole competition and
03:38Second question. Yeah, I think this semifinal
03:42Is gonna be a massive
03:44Massive like inspiration for the youngster back home in Afghanistan that
03:49Afghanistan team get into the
03:52semis for the first time and
03:55We have done it under 19 level, but this level we haven't done that even
04:00We have done it under 19 level but this level we haven't done that even super 8 was first time for us and then in semis
04:10It's
04:11Unbelievable feeling and I think we have proved
04:14One person very right was Brian Lala who the only person who?
04:19Mentioned Afghanistan to be in top four in semis. I think
04:24We told him that as well when we met him in the welcome party. We will make sure we
04:29Prove that right as well, you know, and I think when you get the kind of
04:35great great
04:37Statements from a legend as a team. I think it gives you lots of energy as well
04:42You know, we kept it by love but as long we keep the things really simple and I think in the whole competition so far
04:47We kept the thing simple. Yes, there were some tough times, but
04:51We didn't let ourselves down and we always try to come back stronger
04:54Hi, this is from Bangladesh
04:59Congratulation for qualify for the semis and you played your team played really well and
05:05When do you think that you will win the match and qualify for the semis?
05:10And what's the difference between Afghanistan team and Bangladesh team?
05:14Well, you know when we got the last wicket then I believe that we won the game, you know in t20s anything is possible
05:22Any batter can score and it any runs and for us was the belief till the last wicket we take
05:29we don't need to be relaxed and think about we won the game and we have to be because low scoring runs you can't be
05:34very relaxed you have to be very accurate and
05:36yeah, that was the only time we I believe you won the game when we took the last wicket and
05:42Well, you know Bangladesh in Afghanistan
05:44Not much difference, you know both playing good cricket, especially with the white ball and
05:50Yeah, I think it's it's not a big
05:54Difference, but it's just about I think
05:58in shorter format, maybe Afghanistan have more strong hitters, you know where they can
06:06Clear the boundary, but even they're better, you know, they're very good
06:10But I don't see much difference, especially in the white ball you have to be like
06:18Very equal to each other and we played with them in Bangladesh. We lost two games
06:21It doesn't mean like we are much much better than them. So we are the same level, but it's just about
06:28You play right cricket on the right day and that's where you become a better team
06:32To me, there is no good team in bad team
06:35To me there is no good team in bad team
06:38Every team is equal to each other
06:40as long on on a day we took the right decision the right time and
06:45That's where the difference comes when you're in loser. So
06:48Other than that skill wise everyone is equal. I think
06:52I just need to one thing that what happened in the field with Gulbadan Naib. It's already criticized in the social media
06:59can you please share with us and another thing that
07:02Australia supported supporting Bangladesh today because they also want to qualify for the semi
07:08So do you want to say something to australia cricket team and and can you please?
07:13Actually tell me what happened in the field with Gulbadan Naib
07:16Well, he had some crime something. I don't know what happened to him and uh
07:21I don't know. I don't know what's what's going on in social media. Uh, but uh
07:26That doesn't matter. You know, it's it's just the end field injury which comes and then you know
07:32We haven't lost in your words. We haven't
07:34The rain came and we just went off, you know, it's not something like brought a massive difference in the game
07:40We came back on field after five minutes and there was no massive difference. So
07:45for me
07:46it's just like a small injury comes and then you have to take some time and uh
07:51Uh, what was the other question?
07:55Well, definitely, you know if I if you were in the place of australia
07:58We would have supported the same team because what you want is go ahead in the competition and you support the opposite team where they
08:04beat the
08:05team on the day and they get into the semi, so
08:09We knew the support will be right there. Uh, they will be supporting but
08:13I can't say anything, you know, uh, we played a good cricket
08:18uh right cricket
08:20I think we deserve to be in the semis and uh
08:23That's all I can say, you know, if you play good cricket right cricket
08:26Doesn't matter whatever the team you are you deserve to be in the semis take questions in pashto now
08:56No
09:26Uh
09:56Uh
10:26Foreign
10:56Foreign
11:27Foreign
11:40Thank you very much rashid and all the very best for the semifinal, thank you. Thank you
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