Afghanistan Cricket Team

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Rahmat Shah laid down a solid foundation by smashing a century and stitched a 120-run stand along with Asghar Afghan to revive Afghanistan's hopes in the match. (Photo: ACB/Twitter)

Afghanistan posts 271/5 on day one against Bangladesh

After electing to bat first, Afghanistan lost wickets at regular intervals and were tottering at 77 for the loss of three wickets.

06 Sep 2019 11:03 AM

All-rounder Rahmat Shah on Thursday became the first cricketer from Afghanistan to score a Test century. (Photo: Rahmat Shah/Twitter)

Rahmat Shah scripts history, becomes first cricketer from Afghanistan to hit 100 in Test

The right-handed batsman smashed 102 runs in 187 balls during Afghanistan's one-off Test match against Bangladesh.

06 Sep 2019 10:39 AM

Afghanistan's newly appointed captain in all formats Rashid Khan on Wednesday revealed his name and number jersey ahead of the one-off Test against Bangladesh. (Photo: RashidKhan/Twitter)

Rashid Khan unveils his name, Test jersey number

Afghanistan will play against Bangladesh in one-off Test at Chattogram from September 5.

05 Sep 2019 10:52 AM

The Indian Premier League (IPL) star will become the youngest ever Test captain at the age of 20 years 350 days. (Photo: AFP)

Rashid eager to lead Afghanistan in Bangladesh tour

Leg-spinner Rashid was named skipper for all three formats after their dire World Cup campaign in England and Wales.

04 Sep 2019 4:00 PM

Moles, who is also Afghanistan's chief selector, praised Bangladesh's spin bowling attack. (Photo: Afghanistan Cricket/Twitter)

'Not scared of Bangladesh', says Afghanistan's coach Andy Moles

His remarks come as both sides get ready to lock horns in the one-off Test match from September 5 in Chittagong.

03 Sep 2019 6:59 PM

Star spinner Rashid Khan will captain Afghanistan in the one-off Test against Bangladesh besides the T20 tri-series also featuring Zimbabwe. (Photo: AFP)

Rashid Khan to captain Afghanistan in Bangladesh

Rashid was named Afghanistan skipper following the team's winless campaign at the World Cup last month.

20 Aug 2019 8:30 PM

By appointing Rashid as the captain, the Cricket Board has put an end to split captaincy. (Photo: AFP)

20-year-old Rashid Khan appointed as Afghanistan's captain for all formats

The former captain Asghar Afghan has been appointed as the vice-captain of the team.

12 Jul 2019 6:00 PM

Naib said fitness was a big issue with the team and they needed better preparation to make any impact in an international tournament. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Afghanistan skipper Naib apologises to fans for their winless campaign

Afghanistan’s repeated tinkering with their batting order also hurt the side, who finished with nine defeats in as many matches.

05 Jul 2019 2:55 PM

Afghanistan’s wicket keeper batsman Ikram Ali Khil broke a record set by Sachin Tendulkar 27 years ago in a a World Cup match against Zimbabwe. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Ikram Ali Khil breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s 27-year old record

Ikram became the youngest player to score 80 runs in a World Cup match, beating Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar's record set 27 years ago.

05 Jul 2019 11:32 AM

Opener Evin Lewis celebrated his return to the team with 58 and Nicholas Pooran also made 58, his third 50-plus score of the tournament. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Windies win in final group match versus Afghanistan

West Indies could have been in bigger trouble but Rashid Khan dropped a sitter at mid-wicket off Zadran when Hope was on five.

05 Jul 2019 8:52 AM

Aghanistan too have made two changes, leaving out Hamid Hassan and Hashmatullah Shahidi to give a game to Dawlat Zadran and Sayed Shirzad. (Photo: cricketworldcup/twitter)

ICC CWC'19: West Indies win toss, elect to bat first

West Indies have brought in Evin Lewis and Evin Lewis and Kemar Roach in place of Sunil Ambris and Shannon Gabriel.

04 Jul 2019 5:59 PM

Man-of-the-match Imad (49 not out) and Shadab Khan (11) put on 50 for the seventh wicket to revive their hopes. (Photo: AFP)

ICC CWC'19: Pakistan beat Afghanistan in World Cup thriller

All-rounder Imad Wasim hit Afghanistan skipper Gulbadin Naib for a boundary through the covers to seal the win in the last over.

30 Jun 2019 11:09 AM

Afridi, who had starred in Pakistan's win over New Zealand, was impressive upfront as well as in the death overs, ending with figures of four for 47 in 10 overs.(Photo: AP)

ICC CWC'19: Afghanistan batsmen disappoint, Afridi shines again with four

Contributions from Asghar Afghan (42 off 35) and Najibullah Zadran (42 off 54) gave the bowlers something to bowl at.

29 Jun 2019 7:21 PM

His reputation, earned largely in franchise cricket, preceded him in England but success has eluded him in a tournament he was supposed to set alight. (Photo: AFP)

Afghan poster boy Rashid Khan buckling under weight of expectations

South African warhorse Imran Tahir and Bangladesh talisman Shakib Al Hasan are the only two spinners among the tournament’s top 10 bowlers.

25 Jun 2019 5:17 PM

Those blunders were worth an extra 35 runs according to the disgruntled Naib, who defended his decision to bowl first after winning the toss. (Photo:AP/PTI)

ICC CWC'19: 'We missed a couple of catches and gave some extra runs': Gulbadin Naib

Naib's men were guilty of a series of errors- - dropping catches and committing careless misfields -- as Bangladesh scored 262-7.

25 Jun 2019 10:44 AM

Experienced Mushfiqur joined Shakib and the duo mixed caution with aggression. Both the batsmen eased nerves in the Bangladesh dressing room as they put up a 61-run stand, which saw Shakib bringing up his fifty. This was Shakib's fifth fifty-plus score in this World Cup and as a result, he became the leading run-scorer in the ongoing World Cup with 476 runs. (Photo: AP)

ICC CWC’19: Shakib steers Bangladesh to 62 run win versus Afghanistan

The confident pair of Hashmatullah Shahidi and Gulbadin Naib inched closer to take Afghanistan to 100 runs.

25 Jun 2019 8:28 AM

Afghanistan vs Bangladesh (Photo Cricket world cup/Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: Key players to watch out in Afghanistan-Bangladesh clash

On June 22, Afghanistan lost to India by 11 runs after they nearly pulled off a stunning upset against the Men in Blue

24 Jun 2019 1:07 PM

Bumrah’s Maiden over with two wickets (Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi) half-way through the innings had cut off Afghanistan’s growing attack. (Photo: Cricket World Cup/Twitter)

Why Bumrah became Man of the Match despite Shami’s match-ending hat-trick

Two of India’s bowlers stood out amongst the barrage of insane spins and yorkers- Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami.

23 Jun 2019 6:55 PM

"I was also not happy with the partnership between Kedar and Dhoni, it was very slow." said Tendulkar. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

Tendulkar unhappy with Dhoni-Jadhav's lack of intent against Afghanistan

Dhoni (24 off 36) and Jadhav (31 off 48) added 57 runs off 84 balls for the fifth wicket, slowing down the proceedings considerably.

23 Jun 2019 1:05 PM

Shami bowled the last over of the game and took a hat-trick while giving away only four runs. (Photo: Cricket World Cup / Twitter)

ICC CWC'19: 'I was waiting for a chance to play for India', says Mohammad Shami

Shami was included in the playing XI as a replacement of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who suffered an injury in the last match against Pakistan.

23 Jun 2019 12:53 PM

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