Tears of Joy': Cricket Fans Get Emotional as Afghanistan Team Makes Test Debut
A day to remember.
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Afghanistan embarked on a new journey in their cricket history as they made their Test debut against India in the historic one-off Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday.
The Afghanistan team who has been impressive in the shorter formats, rose through the ranks of world cricket, becoming the 12th nation to compete at this level.
"It is a matter of great pride and immense pleasure that Afghanistan has chosen to play its maiden Test match with India," Modi said in a letter to the Afghan cricket team.
Hailing the feat achieved by Afghanistan, Modi said it had come in "challenging and difficult" circumstances.
This, he said, reflects the indomitable Afghan spirit to overcome all challenges and realise aspirations for a prosperous, stable, united and a peaceful nation.
With star players such as Rashid Khan and Mohammed Nabi who have already won hearts of millions of people in India through their performance in the IPL, Afghanistan team received their caps in the presence of Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Afghanistan's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. The visuals of the historic event were shared on Twitter and cricket fans came out in support of the newest Test team.
The Afghanistan team who has been impressive in the shorter formats, rose through the ranks of world cricket, becoming the 12th nation to compete at this level.
"It is a matter of great pride and immense pleasure that Afghanistan has chosen to play its maiden Test match with India," Modi said in a letter to the Afghan cricket team.
Team Afghanistan has arrived at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium for the Historic Test match against India.#HistoricTest #INDvAFG #AFGvsIND
With star players such as Rashid Khan and Mohammed Nabi who have already won hearts of millions of people in India through their performance in the IPL, Afghanistan team received their caps in the presence of Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Afghanistan's Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. The visuals of the historic event were shared on Twitter and cricket fans came out in support of the newest Test team.
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