The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has hired former Pakistan middle-order batsman Younis Khan as the national team’s new assistant coach for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. ACB confirmed to Pajhwok Afghan News the appointment of Younis Khan, who had also served as Afghanistan’s temporary coach at a training camp in the United Arab Emirates in More
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has rejected calls from the UK Parliament and politicians to cancel upcoming match against Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy. Afghanistan will play their second group-stage match against England on February 26 in Lahore. However, according to reports from several foreign media outlets, more than 160 politicians, including members More
Afghanistan clinched the two-match Test series against Zimbabwe after securing a 72-run victory on the final day at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Zimbabwe were dismissed for 205, failing to add to their overnight score, but losing their last two wickets in the only 13 minutes, Reuters reported. Richard Ngarava was run out in the More
Rahmat Shah’s courageous 139 and Ismat Alam’s unbeaten 64 put Afghanistan in a commanding position on day three of the second Test against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. The pair’s 132-run partnership for the seventh wicket saw Afghanistan advance to 205/7, with three wickets still in hand, before rain brought an early end More
Afghanistan lost three quick wickets in their second for 46, still trailing Zimbabwe by 40 runs on the second day of the second Test at Queens Sports Club. A total of 283 runs were scored and 13 wickets fell on a day full of fluctuating momentum, leaving the match finely poised, reports ESPN. Resuming at More
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has nominated Azmatullah Umarzai for the one day international player of the year’s award. Besides Umarzai, the world cricket body picked Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka), Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka), Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies) for the men’s ODI cricketer of the year award. The awards are held each year to celebrate More
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced Champions Trophy fixtures, which will take place from February 19 to March 9 in Pakistan and the UAE. The 15-match, eight-team event returns to the cricket calendar for the first time since the last edition was staged in 2017, with defending champions Pakistan hosting their first global cricket More
The first test of the two match series between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe will start tomorrow (Thursday), a statement from the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said on Wednesday. The test match will start at 12:30 pm Afghanistan time and is played in Bulawayo’s Queen’s Sports Club. On December 17th, the ACB announced test squad led by More
Afghanistan outclassed Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the third and final One-Day International (ODI), securing a 2-0 series win. The visitors won the toss and opted to bowl first. They delivered a dominant performance, with AM Ghazanfar taking a remarkable five-wicket haul, while Rashid Khan claimed three wickets. Farid Malik and Azmatullah Omarzai each added More
At least 11 people have died in a fire incident in a café in Vietnam, with Hanoi police arresting a suspect, a media report said in Thursday. Reuters quoted Vietnamese interior ministry, officials as saying the incident took place inside café in the capital city. Hanoi police nabbed a man suspected of starting the deadly More
