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Twice in this series, Rahmat Shah failed to kick on after scoring a half-century. In the decider, he scored in triple-figures, for the second time in ODIs, to help Afghanistan recover from an early wobble and convert a potentially tricky 230 chase into a cruise. He steered them towards the …

Afghanistan’s Mohammad Shahzad has scored 1779 runs in 58 T20Is, while Virat Kohli has scored 1709 runs in 48 games.(PTI) Afghanistan’s Mohammad Shahzad notched up 1779 career T20I runs to surpass Indian skipper Virat Kohli as the fourth-most successful batsman in the shortest format of the game. Shahzad hit his …

AT-KABUL: Former President Hamid Karzai expressed happiness and congratulated the nation for the victory of the national cricket team against Zimbabwe. The Afghan national cricketers won a series of five matches (3-2) the last decider held Sunday night with the Zimbabwean team. Afghan team won 106 runs in which all …

Five Afghan cricket talents are expected to feature in the Indian Premier League auction 2017 which is due to be held on February 20. It is the first time that the Afghans are present in the auction list for IPL which is the most-attended cricket league in the world. The …

Stylish batsmen and popular wicket-keeper Mohammad Shahzad has been awarded as ICC Associate/Affiliate Cricketer of the Year. This is this first time for an Afghan player to win the award in recognition his outstanding performance. Shahzad was honored by the leading world cricket body for finishing as the leading ODI …

Good news for all Afghanistan cricket team fans. Their national team will end 2016 as the third best team in T20Is. They have recorded a success percentage of 66.66, winning 8, losing 4 in total of 12 T20Is they have played in 2016. They will also carry the record of …

By Farhad Naibkhel-KABUL: To avoid the current challenges and also to introduce a new face of the country to the world, a group of young Afghans are finding freedom among the blast walls through the jumping, back-flipping sport of Parkour. Kabul Boys Parkour Team is the first ever waves of …

It wasn’t quite as warm and dry as Afghanistan, but at least it didn’t rain on the country’s national cricket team when they met Ireland in Belfast on Thursday. The Afghan team is just 15 years old. Despite a bloody war and the ongoing insurgency, it has gone from strength …

Afghanistan are attempting to have more One-Day International (ODI) cricket fixtures leading into September 2017 cut-off for 2019 World Cup qualification by proposing annual bilateral games against India and teams touring the country starting from next year. “If we sign the MOU (Memorandum Of Understanding) which we sent to India, …

KABUL:  Indian cricketer Lalchand Rajput was appointed as the new coach of the Afghan cricket team, the cricket board announced Saturday. “Mr. Rajput, who has coached the Indian Under-19 Cricket side as well as the Mumbai Indians franchise in the IPL, 54-year-old’s experience is a key asset for Afghanistan Cricket,” …