After Eoin Morgan Thrashing, Afghanistan Captain Gulbadin Naib Defends Star Spinner Rashid Khan

Afghanistan captain Gulbadin Naib admitted Eoin Morgan바카라�s destructive innings was the best he has ever seen after his side slipped to defeat against England at Old Trafford. England skipper Morgan blasted a mesmerising 148 off 71 balls, including 17 sixes 바카라� a world record number of maximums for an ODI.

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That helped the hosts rack up their highest-ever total at an ICC Men바카라�s Cricket World Cup, 397/6, before securing an emphatic 150-run triumph that sent them back to the top of the table.

Afghanistan바카라�s star spinner Rashid Khan struggled with final figures of 0/110 but Gulbadin was keen to absolve Rashid of any blame and conceded that a drop of Morgan in the deep on 28 was the pivotal moment in the match.

바카라�From the start of the game, the boys did well for 30 overs but after that, England smashed every ball,바카라� said Gulbadin.

바카라�We dropped Morgan on 28, so if we didn바카라�t then maybe they don바카라�t get that score. Maybe we lost from there.

바카라�I바카라�m not disappointed by Rashid 바카라� he바카라�s one of the best spinners, a star player in the world. This happens to any player, not just Rashid.

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바카라�It wasn바카라�t his day but that바카라�s cricket 바카라� sometimes you do well, sometimes it바카라�s like this. I바카라�m happy with him, it바카라�s not a big deal. Inshallah he will become stronger from this.

바카라�But you have to give credit to England and Morgan especially for his batting. He showed his class and I have never seen this kind of batting before.바카라�

While England climbed back to the top of the table, Afghanistan are still bottom of the pile with five defeats from five games.

However, for the first time in this tournament they completed 50 overs with the bat 바카라� making 247/8 as Hashmatullah Shahidi led the way with an impressive 76 from 100 balls.

It was a battling performance and Gulbadin claims his side showed enough fight in defeat to leave him feeling good about the upcoming matches.

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바카라�We take a lot of positives from this 바카라� I thought we did well in every department,바카라� he added. 바카라�We missed one catch off Morgan and we lost from there.

바카라�After 30 overs, the score wasn바카라�t too bad, so we take a lot of things from here 바카라� we are improving day by day in each department.

바카라�It was definitely a good thing for the team that we batted 50 overs as well 바카라� that is a positive sign.바카라�

(With inputs from ICC)