ODI World Cup 2023

'Dil toh Bharat ke saath hi rahega' - Fans react as Ajay Jadeja named mentor for Afghanistan in upcoming 2023 World Cup

In this edition of the World Cup, Afghanistan will be kickstarting their campaign against the Bangladesh team

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Ajay Jadeja (Source: Twitter)

The former India captain, Ajay Jadeja has been appointed as the mentor of the Afghanistan cricket team for the 2023 World Cup, taking place in India from October 5 to November 19. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) shared images of Jadeja in the team's support staff jersey, providing guidance to star all-rounder Rashid Khan.

ACB wrote on Twitter, “ACB Appointed former Indian Captain and middle-order batter Ajay Jadeja as AfghanAtalan's Mentor for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.”

Ajay Jadeja Ajay Jadeja (Source: Twitter)

 

With extensive experience, the former India batter played 15 Tests and 196 ODIs for India, including the 1996 and 1999 World Cups, accumulating 5935 runs with six centuries. Beyond his playing career, he coached the Delhi cricket team in 2015 and has contributed as a commentator, featuring in 111 first-class matches and 291 List-A games.

Let us look at how Twitter has reacted to this news regarding Ajay Jadeja;

 

 

Afghanistan will be playing their second World Cup

The ODI World Cup 2023 is set to take place from October 5 to November 19. It will be featuring ten teams, including Afghanistan. Making their World Cup debut in 2015, Afghanistan also qualified for the 2019 edition. In 2015, they won just one of their six group-stage matches. Despite not securing any wins in the 2019 tournament, Afghanistan earned praise for their resilient performances. They're great in all nine league matches. Since then, Afghanistan has shown improvement and is now a formidable team. They are capable of defeating any opponent on a given day.

In this edition of the World Cup, the Hashmatullah Shahidi-led side will be kickstarting their campaign against the Bangladesh team. They will be playing at HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on October 7. In addition to this, the Afghanistan team will be up against the two-time World Champions and also the host India. They will be playing at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on October 12. It will be interesting to see how the Afghanistan team performs in this World Cup after having a poor outing in the recently concluded Asia Cup. In the Asia Cup 2023, the Afghanistan side were knocked out in the league stage.

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