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Inspiring Speech of Rashid Khan's That Propelled Afghanistan To Victory Over SL

Before the memorable seven-wicket victory of team Afghanistan over Sri Lanka in the 30th match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Monday, Afghani star cricketer Rashid Khan gave an inspiring speech to his team-mates, pushing them to fight for every run. In a video shared by the ICC on their social media handle, Rashid Khan is seen inspiring his team and telling them that their only focus should be to fight it out with the other team.

Rashid said, "Remember these three things. Firstly, every ball we fight, if it's our batting, if it's our bowling, or if it's our fielding, Our only focus should be to fight it out with the other team. Don't think about the outcome or whether we will win or not; instead, focus on the finer details, and these finer details will paint the bigger picture. Fight for every ball."

He further added that, "Even if I come out to bowl later on, no matter how wet the ball is, I will put in my 100% effort for the team because if I think that the ball is too wet, I won't be able to bowl well, and automatically, I will concede runs because, mentally, I would probably give up. So whether we ball first or second in every moment, we will trust ourselves and put in 100% effort. Thousands pray for us and watch our matches only to see Afghanistan win and triumph because cricket is the only thing that brings joy and happiness to Afghanistan."