Sporting Witness
Sporting Witness
Afghanistan's cricket heroes
Up next
July 23, 2020
9 minutes
Available for over a year
In 2010, Afghanistan’s national cricket team scored a historic first by qualifying for the World Twenty20 Finals in the West Indies. Started just a few years earlier, the Afghan side consisted mainly of players who’d learned the game while in refugee camps in Pakistan. Their success lifted the mood of their war-torn nation. Charlotte North talks to Afghan all-rounder, Raees Ahmadzai. The programme is a Whistledown Production.
PHOTO: The Afghan team preparing for a match in the West Indies (Getty Images)