Ep 229 - Shazia - The Afghanistan cricket team - Bringing joy to a nation

In a special Cricket World Cup podcast, I was joined by Shazia, the Afghanistan women's captain, who now lives in Australia, to get her reaction to her country's famous victory over reigning champions England on xx October. The Afghanistan men's team who only played their first World Cup qualifier in 2008 defeated England by 69 runs in one of the biggest shocks in the competition's 48 year history. Shazia added some interesting thoughts on the Afghanistan team's continued involvement in International cricket whilst the women's side are still denied the chance to play by their government. “They also deserve what we want for ourselves. I am really proud of them. They are a great team. Yes they should play” said Shazia.        To end the show the young Afghanistan leg spinner gave a report on her opening game of the new season for Eastlake CC in Canberra. Another insightful and inspiring interview with the Afghanistan women's captain who originally featured on The Paddock and The Pavilion in Episode 225 - The road from turmoil to hope. See the link below. https://chrt.fm/track/4F8ACF/traffic.megaphone.fm/COMG2123561671.mp3?updated=1695672627 And following Afghanistan's win against Pakistan eight days later I caught up with Shazia again for her thoughts on another famous victory by the Afghanistan cricket team, who are bringing joy to a nation. Please subscribe to us on Apple podcasts, Amazon music, Google or Spotify. Connect with us on X, Facebook & Instagram @ThePaddandPav www.stephenwallismedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices