Asghar Afghan thinks Afghanistan can beat Pakistan

With a brilliant all round performance against Bangladesh in their last group stage match, Afghanistan has now qualified for the Super Four of the Asia Cup. 

Najibullah Zadran’s blistering knock of 43 runs from 17 deliveries sealed the deal for the Afghanis as they registered a 7-wicket victory over the Bangla Tigers. The Shakib Al Hasan-led side will now play a virtual knock-out match against Sri Lanka, as the winner will qualify for the next round.

Meanwhile, former Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan thinks that the side can beat the Men in Green if they meet in the next round.

The 35-year-old stated that most of their games against Pakistan have been close and now, if the team remains calm and has a proper plan, then they can eventually beat Pakistan in the Asia Cup.

“If our players can stick to the plan and remain calm, then we will have a really good match against Pakistan and hopefully we can even beat them," Asghar Afghan said in a show on CricTracker.

Teams will be looking to see off the top-quality spinners of Afghanistan and will be wary of the threat. The conditions are favoring the spinners and Asghar reckons that India will be able to manage the spin attack better because they have played them more often in the Indian Premier League.

“Players who played a lot against them, can only play well against them. The Indian players can play our bowlers well because they have played a lot in the IPL. Thus, they have an idea of them. The players of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka don't know how to tackle our bowlers because they didn’t play a lot against us,” said Asghar.