Afghanistan

Latif blasts MCC 'double standard' on Pak6 Comments

Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif on Thursday lashed out at cricket's oldest club, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), for contemplating a tour of war-torn Afghanistan...

Ireland win World T20 qualifiers0 Comments

Dubai: Ireland beat Afghanistan by five wickets to claim the ICC World Twenty20 qualifier final on Saturday. The victory came just hours after the Irish...

Ireland win to reach World Twenty200 Comments

Dubai: Ireland will appear in their third consecutive ICC World T20 after qualifying for the tournament with a comprehensive, nine-wicket victory over Namibia on Saturday....

Afghanistan qualify for Twenty20 World Cup0 Comments

Dubai: Afghanistan qualified for their second consecutive Twenty20 World Cup with a 47-run win over Namibia on Thursday, inspired by the bowling of Dawlat Zadran...

Afghanistan target World T20 spot4 Comments

Dubai: Missing out on the Asia Cup has added to Afghanistan's motivation to win the ICC World Twenty20 qualifier for another shot at cricket's major...

Ireland, Afghanistan enter World T20 play-offs0 Comments

Dubai: Afghanistan beat Bermuda by 15 runs to remain undefeated and book their place alongside Ireland and the Netherlands in the playoffs at the ICC...

Namibia, Afghanistan unbeaten in World T200 Comments

Dubai: Namibia and Afghanistan won their fourth straight matches to remain undefeated and on pace to reach the playoffs of ICC World T20 Qualifiers on...

Namibia upset Ireland in World T20 qualifiers0 Comments

Dubai: Namibia held their nerve to upset Ireland by four runs and Scotland overcame spirited Kenya by 14 runs in the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers...

Afghanistan, Ireland eye T20 qualifiers win 0 Comments

Dubai: Two years ago, Afghanistan were the surprise package of the Twenty20 World Cup cricket qualifying tournament. Now they are the team to beat. The...

'Teams ashamed of playing Afghanistan'0 Comments

Karachi: Afghanistan cricket Board President, Dr Umar Zakhel has said that top Test playing nations felt shame in playing matches against their national team. Zakhel,...

Misbah praises Afghan's fighting spirit0 Comments

Sharjah: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq on Saturday praised the Afghan team's fighting spirit despite their loss in a one-day international to his side, saying they...

Afghanistan cricket gets support from Taliban0 Comments

Sharjah: Afghanistan's first-ever one-day international against Pakistan achieved what no other sport had managed - support from the once cricket-hating Taliban, an official said on...

Afghans need to play more Test sides: Misbah0 Comments

Sharjah: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq wants fast-improving teams like Afghanistan to play more international matches against Test-playing nations to be better able to gauge their progress....

ICC praises Afghanistan, looks to China0 Comments

Sharjah: Afghanistan's rise from war to wickets has delighted the International Cricket Council as it looks to far, far bigger markets - mighty China and...

Afghanistan set for tough Pakistan test0 Comments

Dubai: Less than four years after playing their first tournament against teams including Japan and Norway, Afghanistan will write a new chapter in their remarkable...