ICC World Cup 2019: I Know Australia Is A Champion Team, Anything Can Happen – Gulbadin Naib

Jun 2, 2019 at 4:22 PM

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ICC World Cup 2019: I Know Australia Is A Champion Team, Anything Can Happen – Gulbadin Naib

Any team can surprise on their day in the cricket field. Be it the low-ranked team or a top-ranked team, the game of cricket always demands the best cricketing skills on a particular day. Meanwhile, the skipper of Afghanistan Gulbadin Naib also believes the same by saying that anything can happen on the match day against Australia in ICC World Cup 2019.

Afghanistan will face the defending Champions in their first game of the ICC World Cup 2019. They will be playing under the new skipper Gulbadin Naib, who took the charge just ahead of the grand event despite the controversies between the board and its players.

Gulbadin Naib, in the press conference, quoted that the team is pretty much confident of doing well against Australia. He believes that the team will give their full percent in the game against Australia, which would certainly help them to put a better show.

Afghanistan, Gulbadin Naib
Photo Credit: Getty Images.

“We are very excited for tomorrow’s game and the start of the tournament,” Naib told reporters on Friday. “The team has changed from four years ago, and the last couple of years we have improved very well in every department. We are just focusing on tomorrow. The World Cup is a big stage, and we are looking forward to doing our best.”

We know Australia is a champion team – Gulbadin Naib

Further, he went on to add saying that they have beaten Pakistan in the warm-up game, which says that Afghanistan got the calibre to win the games. Naib wants to rely on his bowling attack, which got some quality players in their ranks.

Afghanistan vs Australia, Afghanistan's Predicted Playing XI, Bristol, ICC World Cup 2019
Photo Credit: Getty Images.

”We have a great spin department in our bowling attack, but it will depend on the wicket tomorrow,” Naib added. “I have confidence in my team and players, especially with how we have prepared over the last 12 months. We beat Pakistan in our first warm-up game, so anything can happen. We know that Australia is a champion team, but we will giving 100 per cent.”

Well, it would be interesting to see how things would pan out for Afghanistan team in the coming few days of the tournament. They got the best chance to prove themselves and make things fall in place in the world cricket for Afghanistan.

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