But former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim has a different take on the situation. Karim backed the Afghanistan team and called for more patience as they continue their journey in Test cricket. After the embarrassment, Allah Ghazanfar sent warning to Men in Blue.
This crushing defeat led to strong comments from Madan Lal, who felt Afghanistan still has a long way to go in red-ball cricket. He questioned the logic behind giving test status based on white-ball performances and suggested that the team should first become stronger in red-ball cricket before expecting success in test cricket.
"I feel they should focus on ODIs, as they are a very good T20I side. Playing test is jumping the gun. First, they should learn how to play and last for 50 overs.”
Madan Lal says Afghanistan needs more red-ball experience and better infrastructure
The former Indian cricketer added, “See, they scored just 152 and 102 in this match. In their previous encounter eight years back, they folded up in 109 and 102 runs. Is this a good advertisement for Test cricket? Playing a five-day test requires a lot of infrastructure and facilities. That is absolutely zero in Afghanistan. So, what do they do? The players are not bad. It’s only that they are not used to playing five-day cricket.”
Karim believes that Afghanistan should also be given that opportunity instead of being judged too quickly. He feels the team has already shown its quality in white-ball cricket and can grow in Test cricket as well if it gets enough support and regular matches.
Afghanistan hopes for strong comeback in ODIs
Afghanistan have played only a limited number of Test matches since their debut in 2018 and have featured in just two multi-Test series so far. Despite their struggles in the traditional format of the game, they have made impressive progress in ODI and T20 cricket over the years.
The focus will now shift to the upcoming three-match ODI series against India, starting on June 13 in Dharamshala, where Afghanistan will hope to make a stronger comeback.
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