There is an Indian hand behind Afghanistan's historic win against Pakistan. Sachin, Shoaib applaud key role
Ajay Jadeja, who is currently the mentor of the Afghanistan cricket team, celebrated their historic victory over Pakistan in the ICC World Cup on Monday. The Afghans achieved their first-ever ODI win against Pakistan by successfully chasing a target of 283 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
As the winning runs were scored, the Afghanistan team's dugout erupted with joy. Ajay Jadeja, dressed in Afghanistan's jersey, was seen exchanging hugs and smiles with the players.
His contribution to Afghanistan's success in the World Cup was acknowledged by former Indian captain Sachin Tendulkar and former Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik. Both Tendulkar and Malik credited Jadeja as one of the key figures behind Afghanistan's impressive performances in the tournament. Prior to their victory against Pakistan, Afghanistan had also stunned the defending champions, England.
Tendulkar expressed his admiration for Afghanistan's performance, stating, «Afghanistan's performance at this World Cup has been outstanding… It could possibly be due to a certain Mr.
Ajay Jadeja's influence,» in a post on the microblogging website 'X' (formerly Twitter).
Similarly, Malik praised Jadeja's cricketing acumen and his role in helping Afghanistan play an attacking style of cricket. «I have seen Ajay Jadeja sitting in their dugout.
I have worked with him during the 2015 World Cup for one of the channels in India. Great cricketing mind. Absolutely!» said Malik during an interview on the news channel 'A Sports'.
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