Food, faith, and fight: Afghanistan’s pressure playbook at the T20 World Cup

Far from home comforts and craving Afghan food, Afghanistan’s cricketers are learning to cope with emotional and on-field pressure. A team dinner of Peshawari food helped them process the heartbreak of a double Super Over loss against South Africa, while growing resilience in crunch moments powered them over the line vs UAE, keeping their slim T20 World Cup Super Eight hopes alive.