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ICC Men’s T20I team rankings – India on top, Afghanistan ranked 10th

4th May, 2022 · admin

Ariana: England are on second place with 265 rating points. Pakistan round up the top three with 261 rating points. Afghanistan have dropped down two places, rounding out the top ten after losing six rating points (226). Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Sports News | Tags: Cricket |
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Afghan women footballers who fled Taliban want to be a voice for the voiceless

28th April, 2022 · admin

CNN: “They were beating our parents, our family members, our teammates,” Fatima, who is spokesperson for the Afghanistan Women’s National Football team, told CNN Sport. “You didn’t know if you’ll be alive, or dead soon.” The scene being described is the fall of Kabul in 2021 and the frantic rush to exit Afghanistan before the

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Posted in Afghan Sports News, Afghan Women, Human Rights, Taliban | Tags: Cricket, Escape from the Taliban, Life under Taliban rule, Rashid Khan, Women's football |
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Afghanistan women’s national team plays first competitive match in exile

26th April, 2022 · admin

ESPN: Eight months after being forced to flee for their lives as the Taliban seized control of their homeland, the Afghanistan women’s national team marked another monumental step in their journey on Sunday, officially returning to competitive football. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Sports News, Afghan Women | Tags: Women's football |
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Rashid Khan leads team as stand-in skipper to thrilling win

18th April, 2022 · admin

Ariana: Gujarat Titans’ stand-in skipper Rashid Khan was thrilled with his team’s performance on Sunday after they thrashed Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash. Click here to read more (external link). Other Cricket News Banned by the Taliban from cricket, the Afghanistan women’s team lives on virtually

Posted in Afghan Sports News, Afghan Women | Tags: Cricket, Rashid Khan |
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ICC officially recognizes Mirwais Ashraf as ACB Representative to the Board

11th April, 2022 · admin

Ariana: The International Cricket Council has officially recognized ACB chairman Mirwais Ashraf as a member of the board of directors in its quarterly meeting that was held in the UAE on Sunday. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Sports News | Tags: Afghanistan Cricket Board, Cricket, Mirwais Ashraf |
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Afghan para-swimming sensation scoops gold for first time as American citizen

9th April, 2022 · admin

Ariana: Abbas Karami who was recently granted US citizenship after leaving Afghanistan in 2016, scooped his first gold as an American citizen in the men’s 50-meter butterfly S1-S7 in the Indianapolis 2022 Para Swimming World Series on Friday. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News  Rashid Khan embarks on new innings, launches

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Posted in Afghan Sports News | Tags: Abbas Karimi, Paralympic athletes, Rashid Khan, Swimming |
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ICC expecting findings of study into women’s cricket in Afghanistan

8th April, 2022 · admin

Ariana: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will receive a report back from its working group into the issue of Afghanistan women’s cricket within the next two days. Women’s cricket in Afghanistan has faced an uncertain future after the Islamic Emirate took over the country in August last year. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Sports News, Afghan Women, Taliban | Tags: Cricket, Life under Taliban rule |
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Younis Khan, Umar Gul named as consultants of Afghan cricket team

2nd April, 2022 · admin

Ariana: Pakistan’s former captain and batting coach Younis Khan and right-arm fast bowler Umar Gul have been named as the batting and bowling consultants respectively of Afghanistan’s cricket team for the upcoming tour of the United Arab Emirates.  Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Sports News | Tags: Cricket |
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Rashid Khan named one of five players to watch during this year’s IPL

27th March, 2022 · admin

Ariana: On Sunday, AFP Sport highlighted the five players to watch in the two-month extravaganza. Among the five is Afghan cricketing hero, Rashid Khan, who continues to make his country proud. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Afghan Sports News | Tags: Cricket, Rashid Khan |
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Afghanistan to play five T20Is against Ireland in August

25th March, 2022 · admin

Ariana: Afghanistan Cricket Board on Friday confirmed that the national men’s team will tour Ireland from August 9 to 17 and will play five T20Is against their hosts. Afghanistan’s tour was initially scheduled to include a Test match and three ODIs, but the tour was rescheduled to a later date with both sides looking to

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Posted in Afghan Sports News | Tags: Afghanistan Cricket Board, Cricket |
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