A double blow for Afghanistan. The team, which is already under immense pressure because of the total India scored in the first innings, suffered an injury setback in the first innings.
Afghanistan’s debutant player, Darwish Rasooli, who is a middle-order batter, had to leave the field while fielding in the first innings due to cramps. According to the media reports, the Afghanistan middle-order batter was stretchered off the field with cramps.
Afghanistan’s Darwish Rasooli had to leave the field in Lucknow
In the debut match for the national side, none of the cricketers would want to be stretchered off, but Rasooli had to as he was in visible discomfort. It is worth noting that since the emergence of the Afghanistan cricket team, Darwish Rasooli walked out today at the Ekana cricket stadium in Lucknow as the 67th player in the ODIs for the national cricket team. It was a proud moment for the right-hand middle-order batter as he worked hard in domestic cricket.
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Afghanistan batter Darwish Rasooli had to be taken off the field on a stretcher during the IND vs AFG ODI after suffering a painful injury/cramp while fielding in the scorching Lucknow heat. A worrying moment for Afghanistan as the medical… pic.twitter.com/hcj9lF5wG7
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In the second innings, the Afghanistan cricket team will need his service as they are asked to climb a mountain if they want to win the match tonight. To win the match, the visitors will have to score 403 runs in 50 overs. On paper, the home team is far ahead
