KABUL cricket coach on Saturday defended the national team’s performance in recent events, saying a two-year plan was being devised to hone the squad’s skills in all departments of the game. Last week, the team returned home from a three-month…
KABUL Cup scheduled to begin in Sri Lanka on September 18. Afghanistan and Ireland have qualified for the event that will start in Hambantota when the hosts will take on Zimbabwe. Afghanistan Cricket Board is yet to verify the Afghan…
KABUL Cricket Board (ACB)’s selection committee on Wednesday announced a 15-member squad for a one-day international match against Australia on August 25 in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates. Earlier, the committee had named a 25-member squad captained by Nawroz Mangal…
KABUL Cup in Australia, an official said on Sunday. PNG chose to bat, setting a target of 240 runs for Afghanistan, the national team’s manager, Sher Agha Hamkar told Pajhwok Afghan News from Australia over the telephone. An unbeaten century…
KABUL cricket squad, captained by Nawroz Mangal, on Monday left for the United Arab Emirates for warm-up matches ahead of international events. The national team would meet Australian on August 25 in a one-day international match that would be aired…
KABUL): The Bost Cricket Club from southern Helmand province defeated Band-i-Amir in the final of the Etisalat Challenge Cup that involved teams from all five zones, an official said on Monday. Band-i-Amir elected to bat after winning the toss, setting…
KABUL started on Monday in central Kabul, officials said. Nusrat Wafa, spokesman of the Afghan Cricket Board (ACB) told Pajhwok Afghan News that Band Ameer, Mess Ainak, Speen Ghar and Amu zones have participated in the T-20 tournament. Dr Hameed…
KABUL. Dr Hamid Shinwari, ACB chief executive, said major donors, including the European Union, World Bank and the US Congress have criticised Afghanistan for lack of coordination, duplication in the funding and implementation of cricket-related projects. “We have seen some…
KABUL): The Afghan cricket board (ACB) plans to host the country’s first cricket premier league next year, the board’s newly-appointed chief executive, Dr. Hamid Shinwari, said on Sunday. In an exclusive interview with Pajhwok Afghan News, Shinwari, who replaces Nasimullah…
JALALABAD (PAN, started in eastern Nangarhar province on Wednesday, officials said. The Afghanistan Cricket Board head for the eastern zone, Qarar Azizi, told Pajhwok Afghan News the event was part of practice for an upcoming national tournament that would begin…
KABUL to a five-wicket victory over Holland in a one-day international played in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on Saturday. Afghan skipper won the toss and chose to field in the 50 overs game, Nasrullah Wafa, the Afghanistan Cricket Board…
KABUL Twenty 20 Qualifiers tournament, going down to Ireland in a thrilling final at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE on Saturday night. “Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat in the 20 over game, scoring 152…
KABUL Stadium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an official said. As a result of their convincing victory in the 1st Qualifying Final, the winners -- most of whom have learnt cricket in refugee camps -- found their way to…
KABUL T20 Qualifier final in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an official said. Opting to bat first, the national side rattled up 177 in the stipulated 20 overs, with wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad smashing a quickfire 64. He slammed three fours…
KABUL Twenty20 Qualifiers being played in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. An Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) official, Farid Hotak, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat in the 20 overs game, scoring 172 runs…
KABUL Twenty20 Qualifiers being played in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, an official said. An Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) official, Farid Hotak, told Pajhwok Afghan News Holland won the toss and elected to bat in the 20 overs game, scoring…
KABUL Twenty20 Qualifiers being played in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday. Afghanistan won the toss and sent the rivals into batting first in the 20 overs game, the national team manager Shafiqullah Stanikzai told Pajhwok Afghan News over…
KABUL under-16 cricketers clinched the Asia Challenge Cup after outplaying Qatar in the last match of the tournament held in Thailand on Saturday. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) spokesman Nusratullah Wafa told Pajhwok Afghan News the Afghan team won the toss…
KABUL’s under-16 cricket team thrashed Bhutan by huge margin in their second match of the Asia Challenge Cup in Thailand on Sunday. A spokesman for the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), Nusratullah Wafa, said the national side won the toss and…
KABUL’s Under-16 cricket team trounced the Maldives by 316 runs in the opener of the Asia Challenge Cup in Thailand on Saturday, an official said. The national side won the toss and made elected to bat, amassing 353 runs for…
KABUL Cup Qualifiers, scheduled for March 13-24 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Afghanistan, the Netherlands, Ireland, Canada, Kenya, , Scotland, the USA, Bermuda, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Denmark, Italy, Namibia, Hong Kong, Oman and Nepal will be taking part…
KABUL Cricket Board (ACB) has appointed an Indian as batting coach for the national team ahead of the 2012 international Twenty20 cricket tournament. Umesh Patwal, director at the Global Cricket School in Mumbai, had been appointed on a temporary basis,…
ISLAMABAD (PAN Twenty-20 Cricket Federation (PTCF) team on Monday inflicted another defeat on a visiting Afghan club in the Peace Tournament at the Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium in the northwestern city of Peshawar. The event is being held between of…
ISLAMABAD (PAN Twenty-20 Cricket Federation (PTCF) team defeated a visiting Afghan club by 55 runs in the opener of the Peace Tournament that began at the Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Sunday. The event…
