Afghanistan captain wants to bring smiles to his country

Mohammad Nabi. (file photo)

As Afghanistan prepared for their opening match in the T20 World Cup against Scotland next week, captain Mohammad Nabi played a straight bat on Sunday to the inevitable questions on politics.

"Everyone knows that back home in Afghanistan there's a lot happening and everything from the last few months," he acknowledged in the press conference ahead of the game in Sharjah on Monday. 

"But as a cricket point of view, everybody is ready for this World Cup and we prepared well."

"The fans are really waiting because the only happiness in Afghanistan is cricket," he said.