Drama! The moment of Qais Ahmed’s injury brings back memories of the Gulbadin Naib incident in the T20 World Cup

Qais Ahmed and Gulbadin Naib (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Qais Ahmed caught the eye in the closing stages of the one-off Test between Afghanistan and Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi. The moment the Afghanistan batsman was injured reminded fans of the Gulbadin Naib incident during the 2024 FIFA World Cup T20. Afghanistan produced a determined batting effort to secure a draw at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. The home team batted for 142 overs to avoid defeat against their Asian rivals.Qais played an important role in ensuring that the efforts of the Afghan batsmen, especially Sediqullah Atal, did not go in vain. Batting at number nine, he remained unbeaten on 49 off 80 balls and helped his team survive the latter stages of the match.

Qais Ahmed’s injury moment in the final overs

With just 10 minutes left in the match, Qais blocked a serve from Taijul Islam in the third penultimate before going down while clutching his left hamstring.The moment caught the attention of social media users while the Bangladeshi players seemed delighted with the situation.The incident reminded fans of the moment of Naib’s injury against Bangladesh during the 2024 FIFA World Cup T20. Afghanistan won the match and reached the semi-finals of the ICC tournament for the first time.Qais made another important contribution in the final, hitting two sixes as Afghanistan and Bangladesh settled for a draw.

Sediqullah Atal scored his maiden Test century

Atal played a key role in Afghanistan’s bid to save the Test. He scored 111 off 333 balls to register the first Test century of his career. He also became the first Afghan batsman to score a century in the fourth innings of a Test match.Captain Rahmat Shah also had a memorable match. In his first Test as captain, he scored 105 in the first innings and followed it up with 51 in the second. Rahmat became only the sixth cricketer to score a century and a half on his Test debut as captain.

Gulbadin Naib’s injury in T20 World Cup 2024

Afghanistan created history at the 2024 FIFA T20 World Cup by defeating Bangladesh to reach the semi-finals of the ICC tournament for the first time. However, the match also attracted attention due to the Naíb incident.During the 12th over of Bangladesh’s innings, Naíb went down clutching his hamstring shortly after head coach Jonathan Trott signaled the players to slow down the game. At that stage, Afghanistan were two runs ahead by the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method, with the match finely poised.Naíb’s injury led to the arrival of a physiotherapist on the pitch. Play was suspended as rain interrupted the match. When the teams returned after a short break, Naíb appeared to be moving comfortably. This led to criticism from some fans and pundits who questioned the timing of the incident and claimed it could have helped Afghanistan.Afghanistan eventually beat Najmul Hossain Shanto’s Bangladesh by eight runs using the DLS method. The result also eliminated Australia from the race for a semi-final spot.