The story of the Afghanistan cricket team is that of hope and courage. Speaking at the pre-match conference, Australia captain Aaron Finch also recognised the Afghanistan cricket team's rise in international cricket and called the growth of the Afghan warriors as a "great story" for cricket . Another such story emerging from Afghanistan vs Australia match in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, is that of Afghan pacer Hamid Hassan. Afghanistan vs Australia Live Cricket Score of ICC World Cup 2019 Match.

Hamid Hassan was Afghanistan's leading fast bowler before a tragedy struck the pacer. In fact, Hassan was the pacer credited for Afghanistan's dominance in ICC division five cricket when Afghanistan was trying to qualify for a spot in the World Cups and associate teams. AFG vs AUS, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Match: Australia Skipper Aaron Finch Praises Afghanistan Team's Growth, Says it's a 'Great Story.

He gained fame during a match against USA in the 2010 T20 World Cup Qualifier in Dubai. His performance helped beat USA as he claimed the Man of the Match award for his performance. He had finished with figures of 3 for 14 in the match. Afghanistan vs Australia Live Cricket Score of ICC World Cup 2019 Match.

However, tragedy struck after a combined team of players from Afghanistan, Ireland, Scotland, UAE and Namibia were playing against England in a three-day match. In an attempt to catch a ball and stop it from going six, Hamid crashed into the sight-screen. Many thought he would not even survive, forget about playing cricket again.

But Hamid was determined and even declined job offers. He started his workouts and watched a lot of Rocky movies and decided to make a heroic comeback. The result is for everybody to see. The pacer will play an international after two years for his team.

Afghanistan is taking on Australia in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 on Saturday at Bristol. The five time World Cup winning champions are playing against a resurgent Afghanistan side. Afghanistan skipper Gulbadin Naib won the toss and elected to bat first against Afghanistan. In the previous edition of the World Cup in 2015, when both the teams faced each other, Australia scored 417/6 in 50 overs, making a new record for the highest total by a team in ICC Cricket World Cup.

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