Afghanistan to play Bangladesh, Pakistan in T20 World Cup warm-ups The Khaama Press News Agency
The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be the 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup, which will be the first World Cup ever to be held in the Arab world and the first in a Muslim-majority country. In addition, the tournament will be the last to involve 32 teams, with an increase to 48 teams scheduled for the 2026 tournament. Khan, ranked the No. 5 all-rounder in one-day internationals and No. 1 bowler in Twenty20 rankings, had a poor World Cup – taking only six wickets in eight matches at an average of 69.33. Afghanistan stormed into the top three on the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League standings after defeating hosts Zimbabwe by 60 runs in the first match of a three-game One-Day International series on Saturday. “We still have time and the team is also good and we have hope to win the trophy,” Afghanistan National Cricket Team’s Captain Asghar Afghan told TOLOnews. Bakhtar News Agency is the official state news agency of the Afghan government, based in Kabul. Since the incept