Tag: Afghanistan Cricket

Bangladesh boost World Cup semi-final hopes with 62-run win over Afghanistan

Bangladesh boosted their bid to reach the World Cup semi-finals as Shakib Al Hasan's superb all-round display inspired a 62-run win over Afghanistan on...

Bairstow denied World Cup hundred by Afghanistan

LONDON: Jonny Bairstow missed out on a World Cup hundred against Afghanistan after putting England on course for a huge total at Old Trafford...

Swapping Kalashnikovs for bat and pads: Afghan cricket, the Taliban and...

ALALABAD, Afghanistan: During a lull in Afghanistan’s never-ending war, before the fighting season resumes once again in the spring, Taliban fighters recall laying down...

Our inspiration is Afghanistan: East Timorese hope to copy cricket rise

DILI: Navigating pigs and goats as they practise on a dusty paddock, a group of young East Timorese are hoping to copy the fairy-tale...

Afghan leg-spinner breaks Waqar Younis’ youngest to five-wicket haul record

Teenage leg-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman became the youngest bowler to claim five wickets in a one-day international when he inspired Afghanistan to a 10-wicket...

Cricket-mad Afghan fans flock to T20 despite violence

KABUL: Afghan soldier Ehsanullah waves a national flag as he dances half-naked in the stands of Kabul’s main cricket ground – one of the thousands...

Afghan cricketers Nabi, Rashid create IPL history

NEW DELHI: Afghanistan cricket broke a new barrier when Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan became the first from the war-torn nation to be picked...

Five Afghan Cricketers Named On IPL Auction List

Officials from the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said on Tuesday that five members of the national cricket team have been selected for the auction...