T20 World Cup 2024 | "T20 cricket is all about the mindset": Rashid Khan

Afghanistan batsmen have developed skills and confidence in chasing huge targets and the team is not overdependent on bowlers said Rashid KhanAfghanistan who have relied on their worldclass spinners more often than not have been bolstered with the rise of the explosive Rahmanullah Gurbaz Ibrahim Zadran and Azmatullah OmarzaiThat is something in the past We were struggling a little bit in the batting area Earlier the bowlers would do a lot more and help us win the games added Rashid KhanThe Rashid Khanled Afghanistan will begin their T20 World Cup 2024 campaign against Uganda on June 4 at 600 AMAlso ReadT20 World Cup 2024 Nortjes fourwicket helps restrict Sri Lanka to 77 runsLater on we got those youngsters especially from Under19 the way they came up to the national side the way they have worked hard and got the opportunity to play for Afghanistan at a very young age and then start exploring all around the world while playing the leagues where they got better and better he addedAhead of their T20 World Cup 2024 opening match Rashid is confident about their batting lineup We have that kind of batting lineup where we can say its fine if there is 200 as well on the wicket he saidWe have that kind of ability skills and talent where we can express all that on the ground and chase T20 cricket is all about the mindset As long as you have the right mindset and belief in there that we can do anything is possibleAfghanistan had their bestever outing at the ODI World Cup in India last year when they trumped former champions Pakistan England and Sri Lanka while running close to eventual champions AustraliaWere just focusing on one game at a time and making sure we do the right things and take the right decisions at the right time Thats something I think is going to help us and we dont need to think about the next round a lot Thats something which is an extra pressure I feel like to be as a playerWith slow pitches in the West Indies many cricket experts have picked Afghanistan to reach the semifinals due to having the likes of worldclass spinners on their side Skipper Rashid Khan is delighted that Afghanistan are not considered minnows anymoreThey have mentioned Afghanistan is going to be there for semis We take that as a very positive sign Before it used to be hard for us to qualify Now to be in the nomination to be there in the top four its big for us But for us we dont look to those things a lot Its all about how were going to be there in the ground deliveringWe were very near in the last World Cup as well that we wanted to be in the semis he added Several Afghans feature in the Caribbean Premier League and have an idea of how the pitches would behave but Rashid tends to look at it differentlyWe have those players who played recently here in the CPL they have got that experience We share that experience with the boys But I think in ICC events you always expect something differentYou never know whats going to be the behaviour of the wicket You have to react to that You shouldnt be someone who is already having in the mind this is how its going to be or this is how its going to swing spin things like that But for us its like were well preparedWith PTI Inputs