We were not mentally prepared for the match says Mohammad Nabi
We were not mentally prepared for the match says Mohammad Nabi : India registered a massive win over Afghanistan in Asia Cup 2022. India ended their Asia Cup campaign On a High Note by winning against Afghan over more than 100 runs. The game has many positives for the Indian team including Virat Kohli’s star century after 1021 days.
After losing to Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the super 4 stages. The Indian team finally won against Afghanistan in the last match.
Rohit Sharma was rested and KL Rahul was the captain of the match. Team India put 212/2 on board thanks to Virat Kohli’s century and a half-century from KL Rahul.
Mohammed Nabi in the post-match conference says about the loss
In return, the Afghanistan team could not manage to score more than a hundred runs. They lost their 8 wickets by the end of 20 overs. After the loss, Mohammed Nabi, Afghanistan captain in a post-match press conference says” It was really tough to play against Pakistan last night and after a tough game, straight back to the next game against India.”
“We were not mentally prepared for the game. The team tried their best to prepare, but the boys were not mentally fit today. We give our best, the way Kohli started we drop catches. Also, we did not expect that much showing in the batting.”
Afghanistan lost a crucial match against Pakistan in a thrilling game. It is not even a day since they lost the match and they are back to play against India.
The Indian team on the other hand was already out of the Asia Cup, so the players were enjoying their game. Virat Kohli was the highlight of the match along with Bhuvaneswar Kumar. Bhuvaneswar Kumar took 5 wicket haul against Afghanistan. Virat Kohli dedicated the century to Anushka Sharma and their daughter Vamika.