KABUL: After outstanding performances in a number of Twenty20 cricket leagues during the recent years, Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan is expected to play for the Sussex Sharks in the T20 Blast. The Sussex Cricket Club in a statement said Rashid Khan, ...
Read More »Afghans in semis, eliminate Kiwis from U-19 World Cup
KABUL: Afghanistan eliminated New Zealand from the ICC U-19 World Cup, notching up a massive 202-run triumph over the highly-fancied hosts at the Hagley Oval on Thursday. By virtue of the emphatic win, the fast-rising Afghans have stormed into the ...
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A tennis training program has to meet the demands of an all-round physically challenging, individual sport. For a tennis player to perform at their best, they must have just the right mix of aerobic and anaerobic endurance, explosive strength and ...
Read More »Associate Cricketer of the Year – Rashid Khan
KABUL: Afghanistan’s 19-year-old leg-spinner capped an exceptional, wicket-laden year with the prestigious Associate Cricketer of the Year award. Still in his teens, it’s incredible to think how many international wickets Rashid Khan will have taken by the end of his ...
Read More »Australia’s Dean Jones appointed as interim head coach of Afghan cricket team
KABUL: A former Australian cricketer Dean Jones has been appointed as the interim head coach of the Afghan national cricket. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) confirmed the appointment of Jones late on Monday. The cricket board of Afghanistan in a ...
Read More »Dean Jones, in India after commentary stint in terror-struck T20 league in Kabul, says experience was eye-opener
INDIA: You don’t visit Afghanistan and come back without experiencing fear. Dean Jones is no different. He was there for 12 days and when he returned to India yesterday to resume his commentary stint, he had this to say about ...
Read More »2017-Shpageeza Cricket League ends peacefully: Dragons won the championship
Afghanistan’s 2017 domestic T-20 Cricket League, Shpageeza, ended peacefully Friday, with Band-e-Amir Dragons winning the championship in final game by beating the Mis Ainak Knights by 4 runs, with last ball, bowled by oversee player, TL Chatara of Zimbabwe. In ...
Read More »Strikers sign Afghan spinner for BBL
The Adelaide Strikers have signed 18-year-old spinner Rashid Khan, who will be the first Afghan to play in the Big Bash League. An 18-year-old legspinner will become the first Afghan to play in Australia’s Big Bash League. Rashid Khan has ...
Read More »Afridi quits Shpageeza league amid persistent Pak-Afghan cricket tensions
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former skipper Shahid Afridi has opted to withdraw from the Afghanistan cricket league, Shpageeeza League, amid persistent tensions between the cricket board of the two nations. Afridi informed regarding his decision late on Friday night citing family issues ...
Read More »Afghan Premier League to start this week
KABUL: The Afghan league for association football clubs (Afghan Premier League-APL) will be kicked off coming Thursday in Kabul, said officials. The ALP is a hope for Afghan among ash and smoke in this war weary country. Eight teams from eight different zone ...
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