Dubai, Sept. 9 -- Ahead of his side's Asia Cup campaign opener against Hong Kong on Tuesday, Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan said that the team aims to keep things simple, which contributed to their recent success in ICC events.

The Asia Cup T20I edition will kickstart with a contest between Afghanistan and Hong Kong in Dubai on Tuesday.

Afghanistan is heading into the tournament as dark-horse contenders. Over the last four to five years, the team has made a lot of strides in white-ball cricket, finishing sixth in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 in India with wins over defending champions England and former WC winners Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

In the T20 World Cup held in the USA and the West Indies next year, Afghans continued their gian...