Seven Afghan players have been purchased by different franchises for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The IPL 2025 auction was held on Sunday and Monday in the Jeddah city of Saudi Arabia. Afghanistan’s star opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz was purchased by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs2 crore. Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad More
Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad has been bought by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for Rs10 crore (approximately $1.19 million) at the IPL 2025 auction in Jeddah. The 19-year-old left-arm wrist-spinner, who had previously been with the Gujarat Titans, became one of the biggest attractions in the capped spinners’ category. In the bidding battle, Mumbai Indians More
Afghanistan defeated hosts United Arab Emirates (UAE) by eight wickets at the ICC Academy Ground on Sunday and reached the final of the tri-nation One-Day International cricket series. UAE won the toss and elected to bat first. UAE were off to a shocking start as they lost wickets at regular intervals, the Afghanistan Cricket Board More
The Abu Dhabi T10 League, featuring 10 teams, is all set to kick off today (Thursday). The opener of the tournament is being played between Abu Dhabi and Ajman Bolts at the Zayed Cricket Stadium. The tournament would be played in a round-robin format, with playoffs slated for December 1. The qualifier and two eliminator More
Afghanistan hammered Bangladesh by 92 runs in the opener of their three-match ODI series, going one up, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Afghanistan, after winning the toss, chose to bat and were dismissed for 235 runs. The visitors were off to a rocky start, slumping to 35/4 and then further collapsing to 71/5 after 20 More
Star All-rounder Mohammad Nabi has decided to retire from One Day International (ODI) cricket after the Champions Trophy, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said on Thursday. In a video clip, published by the ACB, Mohammad Nabi: “In Shah Allah after Champions Trophy I will call it a day.” ACB hailed Mohammad Nabi’s performance in the More
Afghanistan-A have returned to Kabul after clinching the ACC Emerging T20 Teams Asia Cup title, the board announced on Tuesday. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) wrote on its Facebook page the triumphant national squad landed in Kabul this morning. The ACC Emerging Teams T20 Asia Cup, featuring eight teams, was played in Oman. Afghanistan-A, Pakistan-A, More
The Afghanistan under-17 national football team secured berth in the 2025 AFC Asia Cup by defeating Bangladesh. In their final match of the qualifiers, the national team triumphed over Bangladesh with a score of 3-2. The match took place at 1:30 PM today (Sunday), and Afghanistan finished as the group leader with 12 points from More
Afghanistan trounced Macau 9-0 in their second match at the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Under-17 Championship qualifiers on Wednesday. For Afghanistan, Mohammad Norozi and Wariz Shirzai scored two goals, while Arash Ahmadi, Sahil Sarwari, Nasir Ahmad Mohammadi, Navid Mahboubi, Waris Razaghi, and Yaser Safi chipped in with one goal each. Afghanistan are placed in More
The ACC Emerging Teams T20 Asia Cup is all set to kick off tomorrow (Friday) in Oman. The opener of the tournament would be played between Bangladesh-A and Hong Kong-A. Afghanistan-A will take on Sri Lanka in the second match of short-format event, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) wrote on its Facebook page. It said More
