FORMER Afghanistan batting coach Umesh Patwal reckons that the Hashmatullah Shahidi-led team may cause a few upsets in the ICC World Cup beginning at Ahmedabad on October 5.

Defending champions England, runners-up in the 2019 edition New Zealand as well as five-time champions Australia need to counter Afghan spinners Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan and young chinaman bowler Noor Ahmad more tactfully on Indian pitches, felt Patwal.