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Many of the Afghanistan cricket team learnt their game in the refugee camps away from their war torn country.

Against incredible odds, they've taken on and beaten Scotland in the World Twenty20 cricket cup series.

Cricket is seen as giving hope to many Afghans, who cannot practise in their own country because of the ongoing violence. As Sanjoy Majumder heard, the team's slogan is to "put down their guns and pick up bats".

(Image: Afghanistan cricket team congratulate fellow team member after dismissing Scotland in the ICC World T20 cricket match between Afghanistan and Scotland - Credit: AFP/Getty)