Veteran leggie Rashid Khan has broken former West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo’s record to become the highest wicket-taker in T20 cricket. Rashid achieved the historic milestone during MI Cape Town’s Qualifier One match against Paarl Royals in the SA20 League. With this, his total wicket tally across international T20s and franchise leagues has reached 633 More
Former Afghan national football player Imran Haidari has signed a contract with FK Sudova team to play for the side in the Lithuanian Premier League. Reports say the former Afghan player has signed a contract with the Sudova club of Lithuania to play in the country’s Premier League. The Lithuanian Sudova club has also released More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) unveiled the official team jersey for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on Thursday. The prestigious tournament is set to take place next month across Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A video shared on ACB’s social media platforms showcased Afghanistan’s stunning mountainous regions before revealing the new team jersey. More
Afghan boxer Mohammad Zekria Zamani is scheduled to compete against his Russian opponent in March 2025. In a post on his Facebook page, Zamani announced that he will compete against the third-ranked Russian boxer, currently 63rd in the world, who boasts an undefeated record with 10 victories. The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds in More
Afghanistan’s all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai has been named ICC Men’s One-Day International (ODI) cricketer of the year following an exceptional performance through 2024, the cricket board said on Monday. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) wrote on its Facebook page: “Congratulations to our star all-rounder, Azmatullah Omarzai, for being voted the ICC Men’s ODI Player of the More
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced its Men’s T20I Team of the Year 2024 on Saturday, featuring veteran leggie Rashid Khan from Afghanistan. Khan was excellent in 2024, leading Afghanistan’s bowling attack, taking 31 wickets in 14 matches. Khan’s performances were exceptional last year, particularly in the T20 World Cup where Afghanistan found their way to semi-final More
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced its Men’s ODI Team of the Year on Friday, which features three players from Afghanistan. The star-studded team features four players from Sri Lanka, three from Pakistan and Afghanistan, and one from the West Indies, a post on the ICC Website read. Rahmanullah Gurbaz 11 Matches, 531 Runs, 121 More
The Afghanistan Football Federation says the draw for the Under-17 Asian Cup football teams was held yesterday and Afghanistan were drawn with Yemen, South Korea and Indonesia in Group C. On its X handle, AFF wrote the draw for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup was held, with Afghan team drawn in Group C alongside Yemen, More
England’s skipper, disregarding calls for a boycott, says their Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan should go ahead as planned. Afghanistan and England are scheduled to square off in Lahore on February 26 in the Champions Trophy, which begins on February 19. In a letter to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), about 200 UK More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board’s National Selection Committee on Sunday announced National Team’s squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, which is scheduled to be played from February 19 to March 09 this year in Pakistan and UAE. Afghanistan’s prolific top-order batter, Ibrahim Zadran, who was away from action due to an ankle injury, has returned More
