Ibrahim Zadran Statement: Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran talks about his team’s performance after the 0-3 clean sweep in the three-match T20 series against India. He admitted that the team showed some improvement in the powerplay compared to earlier, but due to continuous loss of wickets in the match, Afghanistan’s position became weak.. Ibrahim praised the team’s intentions, but admitted that the batsmen could not contribute well at important moments..
Ibrahim Zadran said, “Afghanistan will have to continuously work on its strategy and aggressive attitude. Against strong international teams, this kind of change will not give immediate results and the team may have to face difficulties in some series. We will face some trouble in one or two series, but I am confident that we will improve with time.. It is difficult to beat big teams without the right intentions.”
Need to play more matches against big teams
Afghanistan captain also stressed the need to play more international matches. He told that this was Afghanistan’s first series against India after the T20 World Cup.. According to Ibrahim, the more matches they get to play against stronger teams, the more the players will get the opportunity to learn and work on their shortcomings; “We should play more matches and more series, especially against big teams.”
Attention will have to be paid to fitness also
Ibrahim Zadran said Afghanistan’s players have the necessary skills, but fitness and individual performance will have to improve to reach the level of top teams.. He said that the team will have to continuously work on itself; “If you want to improve, we have to work on ourselves and our fitness to reach the level of the big teams.” He admitted that it will take time, but with more matches, Afghanistan can come back stronger..