Afghan cricket team is yet to become a fully - fledged international member . Many of its players learned the game while in refugee camps in Pakistan . Mohammad Amir grew up in exile due to the Soviet war of the 1980s . ` We have been receiving very good support , even from anti-government people as well , because we have been going frequently to the remote areas . He is now Afghanistan 's captain as the team bids to qualify for the World Cup .
Afghan cricket team is yet to become a fully - fledged international member . Many of its players learned the game while in refugee camps in Pakistan . Mohammad Amir grew up in exile due to the Soviet war of the 1980s . He is now Afghanistan 's captain as the team bids to qualify for the World Cup .