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Shpageeza League: 5 companies awarded ownership rights

Ownership rights of the 7th round of the Shpageeza Cricket League have been awarded to five companies during a meeting held at the cricket board office here. Speenghar Tigers riughts were awarded to Afghanistan Complex (ASC), Amo Sharks…

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Afghanistan Cricket Board fires CEO Stanikzai

KABUL Cricket Board (ACB) has announced sacking its Chief Executive Officer Lutfullah Stanikzai. Stanikzai’s contract was terminated for mismanagement, unsatisfactory performance and misbehavior with managers, a statement from the board said. In a letter to Stanikzai on Monday, ACB Chairman…

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ACB hopes Test against Australia will go ahead

KABUL Cricket Board (ACB) hopes the national team will be able to play a planned Test match against Australia next summer. ACB Chief Executive Lutfullah Stanikzai voiced his optimism of the Test against the Aussies going ahead in an interview…

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ACB slashes coaching staff salaries by a quarter

KABUL Cricket Board (ACB), struggling with the Covid-10 crisis, has decided to slash coaching staff salaries by a quarter in May. "This is part of our cost-saving strategy as we have been also impacted by the Covid-19 crisis," the ACB…

2019 a meltdown moment for cricket in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s participation in the World Cup 2019 is considered a huge achievement but the year has not much for cricket fans to cheer about. Good news at the beginning of last year was Afghanistan’s direct qualification to the…

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ACB committed to reforms, good governance: Barakzai

KABUL of brotherhood and friendship has been created in the cricket team for better performance. During an interview, Barakzai told Pajhwok Afghan News that the ACB was a shared institution of the nation and everyone’s hope and happiness tied with…

Activists ask ACB chairman to step down

KABUL Cricket Board (ACB) chairman to resign over latest incorrect decisions and problems. The complaints in social media come after ACB chairman Farhan Yousufzai reappointed Asghar Afghan as captain of the national squad. A week earlier, FarhanYousufzai, told a press…

ACB again appoints Asghar Afghan as captain

KABUL Cricket Board (ACB) on Wednesday once again appointed Asghar Afghan as captain of the national team and Rashid Khan as vice captain. Farhan Yousufzai, ACB chairman, told a press conference here that Afghan will be captain for all three…

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3 ACB workers seek asylum in London

KABUL Cricket Board (ACB) have sought asylum in the United Kingdom, a source said on Monday. A former board official, who declined to be named, confided to Pajhwok Afghan News the three workers had gone to England along with the…

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Shahzad gets 1 year ban over code of conduct violation

KABUL Cricket Board’s discipline committee has suspended wicket-keeper batsman Mohammad Shahzad from participating in any form of Cricket for a period of one year after he was found in breach of ACB’s code of conduct for players repetitively, according to a…

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Activists see politics behind new ACB chief appointment

KABUL Cricket Board (ACB) new chief was a ‘politically-motivated move’ as part of the president’s election campaign and a betrayal of cricket fans. Recently President Ashraf Ghani appointed Farhan Yousufzai as the ACB new head replacing Azizullah Fazli. A new…

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Farhan Yousafzai appointed as new ACB chairman

KABUL Cricket Board (ACB). A statement from the Presidential Palace said Farhan Yousufzai had been appointed as new ACB chairman in compliance with Ghani’s decree. An ACB official, who wished to go unnamed, told Pajhwok Afghan News the new chairman’s…

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ACB order probe against Aftab Alam, suspend team manager

KABUL Cricket Board (ACB) has order probe into fast bowler Aftab Alam’s hotel incident and suspended team manager Naved Sayem, a media reporter said on Sunday. It has emerged that Aftab Alam was sent back home from the World Cup…

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27 Afghan cricketers receive apartment keys in Kabul

KABUL Cricket Board (ACB) officials said on Wednesday. Farid Hotak, ACB spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the apartments keys were handed over to the players in the presence of housing and urban development director Qayyum Shams and the ACB chairman.…

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ACB reshuffles senior selection committee

KABUL Cricket Board (ACB) has inducted former head coach Andy Moles into its senior selection committee Mujahid Zadran, an ACB coach who has been involved with the national squad as well as the Afghanistan-A and emerging teams, has also been…

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Afghanistan to play 2 WC matches at Sophia Gardens

KABUL Cup matches at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, the capital of Wales.   The national team would take on Sri Lanka and South Africa at Sophia Gardens, according to the ICC World Cup stadium statistics. In all, the venue will…

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1st Afghanistan-Scotland one-dayer rained off

KABUL’s first One-Day International game against Scotland has been rained off without a ball bowled at the Grange Cricket Club in Edinburgh. Afghanistan were scheduled to play two ODIs against Scotland in Edinburgh in preparation for the World Cup, which…

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ACB announces squad for ICC World Cup

KABU (Pajhwok: The Afghanistan Cup 2019. The team was shortlisted from the 23-member contingent that took part in the training camp held in Potchefstroom in South Africa. The line-up was picked up, considering the fitness and performance of players over…

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ACB picks 50 players for training camp ahead of Ireland, WC gams

KABUL Cup. Chief Selector Dawlat Ahmadzai while announcing the names of players said preparations for the global event was underway from the past one year. For this purpose, he said a training camp was launched for the players in India’s…

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Dawlat Ahmdzai appointed as chief selector of ACB

KABUL Cricket Board (ACB) director Azizullah Fazli has appointed former U-19 coach Dawlat Khan Ahmadzai as new chief selector and made several other changes. ACB chairman Fazli announced the changes during a press conference on Wednesday. Dawlat Khan Ahmadzai was…

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Safeguards in place to check fraud in APL: ACB

KABUL Premier League (APL) will take place without any major challenge, organisers hope. Basheer Stanikzai, the tournament director, was quoted as saying by Sports 360 that enough safeguards had been in place to prevent corruption. Five franchises will be seen…

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ACB names squad for one-off debut Test against India

Spin prodigy Rashid Khan is among Afghan spinners for their debut Test match against India in Bengaluru, the cricket board announced on Tuesday. In a 16-member squad captained by Asghar Stanikzai, the Afghanistan Cricket Board picked Khan and…

TSM awarded ACB worldwide media rights

KABUL Marketing (TSM) for all matches hosted by it. TSM would have media rights over ACB-hosted international cricket matches and domestic tournaments for a period of five years from 2018 to 2023. A statement from the board said a memorandum…

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Afghanistan widely greeted on vanquishing Ireland

KABUL Cup. In Friday’s encounter, Afghanistan shocked Ireland on a good batting surface. The opposition was restricted to 209 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the stipulated 50 overs. The Afghans almost made a hash of a straight…

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