"But, as much as we look at the opposition, it's about focusing on ourselves, bringing the best version of our cricket and being confident that that will be enough to win the game," said Buttler when asked about the shock loss to Afghanistan in 2023.

"Everyone likes to see everyone play," Shahidi said. "When it comes to politics and those things which we cannot control, we are only cricket players we can control things in the

While expressing his support for Afghanistan's women's cricket rights, Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi reaffirmed that "we cannot control" the issue.