Yup! It is quite surprising as they have been winning most ICC tournaments for a couple of years. I guess they should have stuck with Cummins as the captain and they should have included new talents rather than going with the old talents. Afghanistan was never a favourite team but they again proved that they are better far better and emerging on the global cricketing nation board. Another team I should say is the US, they will become far better than the Afghan team in the next 3 to 4 years.
This is what BCCI and those Indian millionaires can achieve without even a single support from ICC. By the way, the Indian team is planning to go to Pakistan for the ICC Champions Trophy. There are a few conditions that I am sure the PCB would comply as it is all about the Indian team playing in Pakistan.