Obviously it's a big loss of our side. So, Shahzad is one of — a great player for Afghanistan. He did a lot of -- I'm also upset of him — he, the last two, three weeks he's struggling, his knee. So he's not feeling well also in the matches. He can't moving on the right time.
So I also kept him, last two weeks, just I checked with my doctor, with my physio. So I gave the time to him. So if he recover on the time, maybe it's good for the team. But unfortunately it's a bad luck of Shahzad.
So I'm really upset of him. So we lost him. But it's cricket. So first it's important, as a team, is also coming of Afghanistan, so what's important for Afghanistan. So hope he will recover soon so he will come back on the team. But the new guy's coming, Ikram Ali Khil, under-19 guy. He's very well. He's a young guy and I hope he will do well.
Yes, Shahzad is very energetic. Also in the dressing room he's very funny. Also he entertains every time the team members. So we miss a lot of things of him especially in the ground even. But obviously when you look for your country, it's more important for your country, so what's the best for the country. So we should go for that.
So I think Shahzad is one of the best players in Afghanistan now still, but his last four, eight, six years, but we miss a lot of things of him. I'm really upset for him, but his injury, so we cannot say if he recover on the time. So he's taking a lot of time. So I'm really upset for him.
It's very difficult, the last two seasons, between Rashid and Kane Williamson playing together in Sunrisers. But Rashid is not like the other bowlers. It's totally different. He was, the last four years, with the national team, but even then nobody knows how he bowled in the nets. So it's very difficult to pick him. I think it's not only for Kane, also it is difficult for our players, too. It's difficult for our batsmen and we're playing against him in the nets. Rashid is very different, quick and fast. Didn't give you time to pick him. So I think it's very difficult. So I hope Rashid will be do best before he did.
It's totally different now. We played in 2015 World Cup is our first World Cup for Afghanistan. So it's totally different. And high stage. Beginning of cricket. We just think the times, it's a big honour for Afghanistan who is participating in this kind of events.
And now in this workup, it's totally changed everything. Now we improve day-by-day. Our ticket is going day-by-day up. So here we're not just to participate in the World Cup or — so we we're here for doing something different and we show to the world so Afghanistan is not like 2015 team. I think. Afghanistan team is totally different.
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ZAMPA GUILTY
Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa was on Friday reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during their World Cup tie against the West Indies. Zampa was found to have breached Article 2.3 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to using audible obscenities in an international match, a statement said. Zampa was not only handed a formal warning but one demerit point was also added to his disciplinary record. The incident occurred at the end of the 29th over of the West Indies innings when Zampa was heard using an audible obscenity by the umpires. "Zampa admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Jeff Crowe of the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees and, as such, there was no need for a formal hearing," the statement read. "On-field umpires Marais Erasmus and Chris Gaffaney, third umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge and fourth official S Ravi levelled the charges."