The Asia Cup 2025 witnessed a strong start from Afghanistan, highlighted by a dominant win over Hong Kong. After the match, Irfan Pathan commended Sediqullah Atal’s performance. Before the match, Pathan had expressed concerns about the team’s batting. He tweeted that Afghanistan appeared to be playing with one less batsman and needed to improve their batting strength. Atal and Azmatullah Omarzai answered with outstanding performances. Atal smashed 73 runs not out with 6 fours and 3 sixes. Omarzai scored a quickfire 53 runs with 2 fours and 5 sixes. After seeing Atal bat, Irfan Pathan became a fan. Following the match, Pathan took to X (formerly Twitter) to praise Atal, expressing high hopes for the young player’s future and his value to Afghanistan’s cricket.
