Afghanistan’s crew has made fairly a journey, going from underdogs to World Cup contenders. They’ve pulled off some main upsets within the 2023 World Cup, taking down England and Pakistan amongst others, and now they’re sitting fairly in fifth place.

There’s no query that they’ve grow to be a crowd favorite, and that is particularly noticeable throughout their matches in India. Each time the Afghanistan crew competes, the stadiums are jam-packed with Indian followers who cheer them on.

In the meantime, it isn’t simply the followers who’re impressed, even former Australian cricket nice Shane Watson has grow to be an Afghanistan crew admirer due to their outstanding show within the 2023 World Cup. Here’s what he stated throughout commentary within the Afghanistan vs Australia:

“Most individuals’s second favorite crew has been New Zealand, however Afghanistan have surpassed that now. They’re everybody’s second favorite crew, together with myself.”