We Will Play Our Best Cricket Against West Indies - Rashid Khan

From nowhere to being known as the team that plays all formats of the game; Afghanistan has grown from strength to strength in international cricket. Of late, they are making things fall in place with their brilliant cricketing skills on display across the formats. After victory in Bangladesh, Rashid Khan-led side will take on West Indies in their next.

Afghanistan will play West Indies in India, as BCCI offered home ground for Afghanistan to host International matches. The upcoming series between Afghanistan and West Indies will see them locking horns for three times in ODI and T20I cricket. The tour will end with a Test match.

We are not big in size but we hit big sixes – Rashid Khan

Speaking of the same, Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan on Sunday said although they have ‘Afghani power’ to hit big shots, they will play smart cricket. Rashid Khan answered it when he was asked about their approach with the dimensions of the venue are pretty large.

Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan said his side will look to play smart cricket during their ODI series against the West Indies even though their batsmen possess the ability to clear the ropes.

“We are not big in size but we hit big sixes. We have the Afghani power and this boundary will also be small for us. But we will have to play smart cricket and not focus much on big shots. Because on such big ground, you have to play smart cricket,” said Rashid Khan.

“We will not focus on how they are against the spin; we will play our best cricket and deliver our best bowling performance,” Rashid Khan said to the reporters.

The first match of the series will start on November 6th when Afghanistan and West Indies lock horns for the first ODI game. The match is scheduled to be played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium.