Given our dismal performances in the World T20 do you think we have fallen behind Afghanistan? I watched most of their match-up against India and thought they didn't look so out of their depth. They picked up early wickets against one of the worlds best batting lineups and their batsmen got them to a respectable total. Zimbabwe have looked very poor in this tournament and a long long way behind everyone else. What are your thoughts? I would like to think Zimbabwe would beat Afghanistan over the course of a series of matches but maybe I am not so sure now.
My All-time Zimbabwe XI
Neil Johnson, Brendan Taylor, Murray Goodwin, Andy Flower (w), David Houghton, Sean Williams, Heath Streak (c), Andy Blignaut, Paul Strang, Eddo Brandes, Blessing Muzarabani
T20 they probably are yes, they seem to have a bit of attitude and self confidence. However play them in a ODI series i reckon it'll be a completely different story for sure
It's a bit of a cliché, but yes, Afghanistan play without fear. And they seem to be enjoying every minute of international cricket while our team travels to every tournament thinking: ok, here we go again.
Tomorrow in a T20 they would give us a hiding. An ODI or "test" series home and away (UAE) would be interesting and probably a close run thing.
In T20s, Afghanistan is definitely better. In ODIs & tests,It depends on conditions. If the conditions are spin-friendly, I would consider both of them equal. If the conditions are seaming, Zimbabwe should have the upper hand.
Afghanistan crashed to 8/26 against England. That's a good 20 runs short of where Zim would normally be; so I think that answers the question of which team is better 8-)