NEW DELHI: In a hilarious turn of events, Afghanistan team mentor Ajay Jadeja was seen dancing after Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne made complaints about the movement in the Afghanistan dressing room during the World Cup match in Mumbai.
Australia found themselves in all sorts of trouble in their pursuit of 292 before Glenn Maxwell fought through cramps to smash an unbeaten 201 off 128 balls, single-handedly guiding them to an improbable three-wicket win.
Earlier, Ibrahim Zadran scored Afghanistan's first World Cup hundred as the tournament's surprise package team made 291-5 at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.
The 21-year-old opener's unbeaten score of 129 served as the foundation for Afghanistan's highest-ever World Cup total, surpassing their previous record of 288 against the West Indies at Headingley in 2019.
Jadeja is being credited as the primary catalyst for Afghanistan's resurgence in the World Cup as they have toppled defending champions England, former champions Pakistan, and Sri Lanka under his guidance.
Afghanistan's head coach Jonathan Trott believes that the appointment of Jadeja as their mentor played a pivotal role in helping them shed the 'minnows' label.
"I think Ajay brings a lot of experience having played a lot of cricket in India. He's always a good sounding board with regards to conditions, venues and also the other subcontinent teams that we've played against," Trott said.
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