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Batting for Afghanistan: Out of the Ashes

This inspirational documentary follows the Afghan cricket team who - against all the odds - led a meteoric rise up the league tables in their bid to qualify for the World Cup.

In 2013 the Afghan cricket team qualified for the World Cup for the first time. This inspirational documentary followed the Afghan cricket team who - against all the odds - led a meteoric rise up the international league tables in their bid to qualify for the World Cup. Against a backdrop of war and poverty, Batting for Afghanistan: Out of The Ashes, traces the remarkable journey of a team of young Afghans as they chased a seemingly impossible dream-shedding new light on a nation that has endured three decades of war and devastation. The film crew travelled with them from refugee camps in Pakistan - where many of the players learned the game as boys - to practice sessions in Kabul and on to qualifying tournaments overseas.

50 minutes

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Sun 4 Sep 2016 21:10GMT

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