They were almost twins. Young cricket nations with not much between them. But then the dynamic changes.
There would be tussles. The occasional cry of...
It was, after all, their urgent, determined running between the wickets during the Qualifier in Zimbabwe which had been instrumental in getting the Netherlands...
Cricket Australia has announced their withdrawal from an upcoming fixture against Afghanistan, citing the Taliban’s appalling treatment of women. The ICC has expressed concern...
Afghanistan duly completed their clean sweep with a 75-run victory in the third and final match against the Netherlands at Doha’s Asian Town Stadium...
Short of match practice and missing nearly half a first-choice side, the Netherlands battled hard in difficult conditions in their Super League match in...
The Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced that its three Super League ODIs against the Netherlands will be played at the Asian Town Cricket Stadium...
The recent news that the CEO of the Afghanistan Cricket Board, Hamid Shinwari, had been summarily dismissed by the Taliban and replaced by Najeebullah...
There has been much consternation in the cricket world since Taliban spokesman Ahmadullah Wasiq told Australian broadcaster SBS last week that the militants, who...
Less than 10 days!
That’s all it took for the Taliban to overpower the so-called Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) and capture Kabul....
Zimbabwe's national cricket sides have been poised for lots of on field action in early 2021, though due to COVID-19, some international series have...
Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the Afghanistan opener, scripted himself a debut to remember. The 19-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman scored an enterprising knock of 127 as Afghanistan kickstarted their...
With teams having already announced their retentions for the sixth edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), attention turned to the draft which took...
Afghanistan's cricket starved fans will have extra reasons to cheer with the national board's recent announcement on Twitter. In their quest to bring international...
Let’s do an experiment.
Looking back at the last five years, how many classic Full Member ODI series can you recall your favourite team hosting?
Unless...
In a week when the global coronavirus outbreak worsened, with the World Health Organisation officially labelling it a pandemic, the main cricket action came...
A highlight of my “old life” was having the opportunity to work closely with Afghanistan Cricket.
Here’s a stroll down memory lane via an ESPNCricinfo...
I went to bed (late, again, thanks #CWC19 timezones) deflated on a number of fronts, firstly at how Afghanistan's performance belied their talent, and...
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) awarded Pakistan hosting rights of the 2020 edition of the men's Asia Cup on Wednesday.
Officials from the respective cricket...
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Reports have emerged that the next men's ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup will begin November 12 in Bangladesh.
Despite Nepal having ODI status^...
