FILE PHOTO: Afghanistan's Samiullah Shenwari celebrates after scoring a half century as Asghar Stanikzai (L) watches during their one-day international (ODI) cricket match against Bangladesh in Asia Cup 2014 in Fatullah March 1, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj
MUMBAI (Reuters) - While Afghanistan celebrate their lofty status as a test-playing nation, far away in Mumbai, head coach Lalchand Rajput is busy plotting how to instil a five-day temperament into a team more attuned to the hard-hitting nature of limited-overs cricket.
In a historic decision on Thursday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted Afghanistan and Ireland full membership, putting them in an elite group of 12 sides permitted to compete in the longest form of the game.
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