Rashid Khan posts 'pray' emoji on Twitter, wants peace in Afghanistan
New Delhi: Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan on Sunday prayed for the establishment of 'peace' in his country on a day when Taliban insurgents entered Kabul city and took control over the presidential palace following the escape of president Ashraf Ghani from the country.
Afghan cricket star Rashid Khan calls for peace; says can’t bear to see children killed
Internationally famous Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan, possibly the most famous non-political face in his country, called on world leaders to bring peace to Afghanistan. He said he could understand the pain and suffering of the children in Afghanistan as he himself has grown up in war.
Australia set to host Afghanistan for one-off Test series next year
Kabul: Australia will host Afghanistan for a solitary Test match, which was postponed earlier, in November 2021 as per the agreement between Afghanistan Cricket Board and Cricket Australia.
BBL: Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan to play for Adelaide Strikers
Adelaide: Superstar Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan will again light up the KFC Big Bash League with the Adelaide Strikers in BBL|10.
COVID-19: Zimbabwe-Afghanistan T20I series called off
Harare/UNI: Zimbabwe Cricket on Saturday called off their upcoming five-match T20I home series against Afghanistan, due to COVID-19 pandemic.
ACB bans Shafiqullah Shafaq for six years from all forms of cricket
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has banned national team player Shafiqullah Shafaq from all forms of cricket for a period of six years after he accepted four charges related to the breaching of the ACB Anti-Corruption Code.
Afghanistan cricketer Shapoor Zadran named in T20 squad against Ireland
Kabul/IBNS: Afghanistan cricketer Shapoor Zadran was named in the T20I squad against Ireland.
Afghanistan names Asghar Afghan as skipper of cricket team
Kabul/IBNS: Senior Afghanistan cricketer Asghar Afghan has been reappointed as the national team's captain across formats replacing Rashid Khan who will serve as Vice-Captain henceforth.
Afghanistan name squad for U-19 WC, Farhan Zakhil to lead
Kabul/IBNS: Farhan Zakhil will lead the Afghanistan U-19 team in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup that is going to be held in South Africa in January 2020.
Blue Tigers ready to overcome challenges against Afghanistan
Dushanbe/IBNS:Hours after arriving in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, India head coach Igor Stimac stated that the Blue Tigers need to overcome “tough challenges” imposed by Afghanistan, besides braving adversities, when they face-off in the Group E encounter of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 preliminary joint Qualification Round 2 match at the Republican Central Stadium in Dushanbe on Thursday.
Afghanistan cricketer Mohammad Nabi rejects his death rumors
Kabul: Afghanistan cricketer Mohammad Nabi on Saturday rejected fake news which claimed that he was dead.
Bangladesh, Afghanistan share tri-series trophy after abandoned final
Mirpur, Sept 24 (UNI): The tri-series final between Bangladesh and Afghanistan was called off without a ball being bowled here.
New Afghanistan Cricket Board Chairman appointed
Kabul, July 24 (IBNS): After the forgettable World Cup campaign, Afghanistan Cricket Board is making another major change as country's President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani appointed Farhan Yousuzai its new chairman.
Afghanistan to play 'home series' against West Indies in India
Kabul, July 8 (IBNS): Afghanistan will play a one-off Test against West Indies in India, officials said.
Afghanistan cricket team gets Lucknow Ekana stadium as their new home ground: BCCI
Lucknow, July 7 (UNI): Cricket lovers of the city of Nawabs would be witnessing lots of international cricket in the coming days after BCCI gave its nod to the proposal of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) to make Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana International cricket stadium here as their new home ground.