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  • 8 months ago
Don't take Afghanistan lightly.

So says cricket analyst Fazeer Mohammed as the West Indies take on the Asians in a three-match T20 series next week in the UAE.

The matches will help prepare both sides for next month's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

In fact, Mohammed believes the Afghans are the favourites going into the bilateral series.
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00:00It's always a challenge taking on Afghanistan. They are the rising stars of international cricket.
00:06Semi-finalists the last time around with the tournament in the Caribbean.
00:10And certainly getting ready for this next edition, they'll want to continue to go from strength to strength.
00:15So the Western days, even with the likes of Evan Lewis back and Shamar Joseph back in the line of no,
00:21they'll have their hands full next week in Dubai because Afghanistan with all of the talent that they have available,
00:27not just batting, not just spin bowling, but certainly the scene quality of their attack is certainly very impressive indeed.
00:35It suggests that the Western days will not necessarily have to say, well, win or lose is going to determine whether or not they'll be successful in the World T20.
00:43But they must put a strong showing ahead of that tournament when it's coming up because Afghanistan will definitely be a handful.
00:52And as I see it, they'll be the favourites going into this three-match series.
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