After reaching the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan has made a big statement. Actually, the performance of the Afghan team in this World Cup has been excellent and they have shown excellent game. This team has come this far by defeating a strong team like New Zealand and a big team like Australia.

Afghanistan has made its place in the semi-finals by defeating Bangladesh by 8 runs in the Super-8 match and has also eliminated Australia. Australia will now not be able to reach the top-4 in this World Cup and this is a big setback for them.

Rashid Khan's statement came out after defeating Bangladesh

After defeating Bangladesh and reaching the semi-finals, Rashid looked very excited and he has made a big statement.

The Afghan captain said that “It is a dream come true for us as a team to reach the semi-finals. It is all about how we started the tournament. The confidence came when we beat New Zealand. I have no words to describe that feeling.

The only person who took us to the semi-finals was Brian Lara and we proved him right. I told him we will not disappoint you. We thought 130-135 would be a good score on this wicket. We fell short by 15-20 runs. It was all about mindset."

India has helped us a lot: Rashid Khan

Let us tell you that whenever it comes to India, Rashid does not shy away from praising India. He has given such statements on many occasions when he has been seen praising India. After performing well during this World Cup too, he gave the credit for it to IPL. Khan said that when you come back after playing in such a quality league, your confidence increases that much.

Afghanistan will face this team in the semi-finals

By defeating Bangladesh, Rashid Khan and company have reached the semi-finals for the first time in the history of T20 World Cup.

In such a situation, in the knockout match, they will face strong South Africa, a team which has remained undefeated in this World Cup so far. In such a situation, this match is not going to be easy for them. The first semi-final match between these two teams will be played on 27 June from 6 am Indian time.