'There Is Passion And Energy': Viv Richards Wants West Indies To Emulate Afghanistan's Success In Order To Restore Glory

Afghanistan have defied the odds to become a potent force in world cricket in recent times. Their recent win over England in the Champions Trophy has further established their claims as a modern day giant slayer.

Afghanistan Have Become A Giant-slayer In World Cricket

Afghanistan’s dream run in the 2023 ODI World Cup captivated the cricket world. They announced their arrival in style with dominating wins over Pakistan , Sri Lanka and England on the Indian soil.

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They continued to enthrall the world with their fiery and passionate brand of cricket and set up an upset win over Australia in the T20 World Cup against Australia last year. They have managed to inflict some massive damage on some reputed teams and the likes of Rashid Khan have already proved their worth in white ball cricket.

Viv Richards Offers His Advice To West Indies Cricket Team

Legendary West Indies batter Viv Richards urged the West Indies cricket team to take inspiration from the Afghans. As quoted by the PTI he said, “I’m just hoping that my West Indies team can take a leaf out of these guys’ book, because there is a passion and energy that the Afghanis have brought to the game.

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“They haven’t been in the cricket world for so long as maybe some other teams around the world, but just their fighting spirit. To me, the ability to learn as the years go by, that would have given them the experience that’s needed in order for them to be where they’re at. When you can see Afghanistan in the Champions League, and the West Indies not, it means that Afghanistan is doing something right.”

West Indies have stooped to a new low as they failed to qualify for the Champions Trophy 2025. To make it worse, the Windies couldn’t even participate in the ODI World Cup in 2023 and also didn’t make it out of the group stage in the T20 World Cup last year. It remains to be seen how things pan out for them this year.