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Sporting Witness: Afghanistan's cricket heroes

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Afghanistan's cricket heroes

23/07/2020 GMT

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Afghanistan's cricket heroes

How Afghan cricketers lifted the nation's spirits by reaching their first big tournament

How the Afghan cricket team lifted the nation's spirits by reaching the World Twenty20 Finals in 2010.

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)

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