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A double blow for Afghanistan. The team, which is already under immense pressure because of the total India scored in the first innings, suffered an injury setback in the first innings.
Afghanistan’s debutant player, Darwish Rasooli, who is a middle-order batter, had to leave the field while fielding in the first innings due to cramps. According to the media reports, the Afghanistan middle-order batter was stretchered off the field with cramps.
Afghanistan's Darwish Rasooli had to leave the field in Lucknow.
In the debut match for the national side, none of the cricketers would want to be stretchered off, but Rasooli had to as he was in visible discomfort. It is worth noting that since the emergence of the Afghanistan cricket team, Darwish Rasooli walked out today at the Ekana cricket stadium in Lucknow as the 67th player in the ODIs for the national cricket team. It was a proud moment for the right-hand middle-order batter as he worked hard in domestic cricket.
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Afghanistan batter Darwish Rasooli had to be taken off the field on a stretcher during the IND vs AFG ODI after suffering a painful injury/cramp while fielding in the scorching Lucknow heat. A worrying moment for Afghanistan as the medical… pic.twitter.com/hcj9lF5wG7
Final reports are yet to come
In the second innings, the Afghanistan cricket team will need his service as they are asked to climb a mountain if they want to win the match tonight. To win the match, the visitors will have to score 403 runs in 50 overs. On paper, the home team is far ahead in comparison to quality and control in the match.
The injury of Darwish Rasooli was an alarming sign for the away team, as he had to be taken off the ground with the help of a stretcher and the support of the medical staff. A few videos of Rasooli are currently doing the rounds across social media platforms.
The exact nature of the injury is still unknown. In multiple social media posts, it is claimed that the fielder was suffering from cramps, which could be possible as the match started under the scoring soon at noon.
Rasooli lost his father ahead of the 2nd ODI
Ahead of the match, Rasooli had to return to his home due to the death of his father. He rejoined the team ahead of the 2nd ODI match.
"Rasooli learnt of the death of his father when we were leaving the hotel in Chandigarh towards Dharamshala, and then he flew back home. He is back with us now and had a session with the team today," the Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi informed before the match in Lucknow.
"As a player, it is not easy for anyone to lose a family member, especially a mother or father. In Afghanistan, many fathers want their sons to become top cricketers. Darwish has that chance, as his father wanted him to become one of the best cricketers for Afghanistan. It was his father’s dream, and now he is trying to fulfil that dream," he added.
