'It was our home, we played here': Afghanistan captain opens up on Virat Kohli vs Naveen-ul-Haq duel

IND vs AFG: Following their exemplary win over Australia, India will take on Afghanistan in an ICC ODI World Cup game on 11th October. Led by the elegant Virat Kohli and KL Rahul India managed to survive an initial scare as they dispatched the mighty Aussies by six wickets. The match will be played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

3 things you need to know

• India to face Afghanistan in Delhi
• Afghanistan lost to Bangladesh in the last game
• India thrashed Australia in the last clash

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Afghanis skipper opens the lid on the rift between Virat Kohli and Naveen-ul-Haq

See, as you mentioned before also, like India is our home, it was our home, we played here and the people of India give a lot of love to Afghanistan people. And what happened in the ground, that aggression comes to every player, it’s not about India and Afghanistan. So, it can come to everyone. So, this happened and still like if you see a lot of our players, we have idols from Indian team like Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. We play better spinners in the net sessions. Like if you see Rashid, Nabi, Noor and Mujeeb, we play them every day. So, I think our team is far better in playing spin bowling. So that game you know we struggled but you can’t say that you are not good enough on one game. So that game is gone now and we know we can play spinners better and we will try to come back in next game in every department.

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Afghanistan to take on India in ODI World Cup

Afghanistan have emerged as a serious powerhouse in the limited over format. The likes of Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman have been pretty influential churning out consistent performances for the Asian side. They failed to make a mark against Bangladesh in the previous game and will aim to reinstate their place against the mighty Men in Blue. However, on field clashes have been a part and parcel of the game. In IPL 2023, the cricket world witnessed an ugly spat between Virat and Naveen-ul-Haq during a match between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Ahead of the game, Hashmatullah Shahidi insisted that aggression could be a natural phenomenon in a cricket game and it could be a usual thing during a game.