NEW DELHI: Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan believes his familiarity with South African players from the SA20 will allow him to share valuable insights with his young teammates ahead of their T20 World Cup clash.

Rashid has been a regular feature in the SA20 across its four editions and heads into the ICC event after spending a month in South Africa with MI Cape Town.

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"I think it helps you to share that information with the team. Like, personally I've been playing for long, played with each and every one (SA players) for a long time,” Rashid said on the eve of the match against the Proteas.

"I think it does help the youngsters who haven't played and give them the kind of idea of what's going to happen, what their mindset is, and I think it really helps.

“Spent one month there and I think that information you bring to the national team, it really helped the youngsters,” he added.

Conditions Are Equal for Everyone

Rashid also felt that both Afghanistan and South Africa will head into the contest on an even footing, given their shared exposure to Indian conditions through the IPL.

“It definitely helps, but even if you have a good idea, still you don't know how the wicket will behave. If you play in the IPL, it's different, but when you play in the ICC event, it's different.

“There is a pressure when you play for your country. So, it's a different feeling. But to be honest, no one around the world will tell you how the wicket will behave before the game. I think they know the condition here as well. So, it's not just like me playing a lot and it's going to be favouring us, no, I think it's equal for everyone,” he noted.

Rashid Seeks Better Support From Pacers

The 27-year-old also called for an improved showing from his pace attack after they failed to build on the pressure created by spinner Mujeeb Rahman in Afghanistan’s previous outing against New Zealand.

The Kiwis went on to win that contest by five wickets.

“Well, I think The line we bowled, I think the length we bowled was something which gave them the kind of free shots to play on, like especially in the power play, the way Mujeeb bowled into the wickets and then the fast bowler went for some runs.

“So I feel like at that time we could have kept it a little bit tight, but overall I feel we have missed our line and length as well,” he added.

(With PTI Inputs)