Tolo News: Afghanistan’s all-rounder Mohammad Nabi and former captain, who is playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League, has said that the National Cricket Team’s spinners would be a handful at the cricket World Cup after their experiences playing in England and in the IPL. The 34-year-old batting all-rounder will form a potent spin
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s googly master and the country’s cricket sensation Rashid Khan Arman was named as Wisden’s leading Twenty20 cricketer in the world for the second year in a row. He is now playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League where he has shown his mastership in the bowling and has set good records
Tolo News: At least 200 martial artists representing 24 teams from around the country including two teams from Afghan refugees in Iran and Pakistan on Saturday participated in National Junior Taekwondo Championship in Kabul. The martial artists are competing in 10 weight categories. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s googly master Rashid Khan, who is playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League, reacted to a sudden decision by Afghanistan’s Cricket Board (ACB) to remove the former captain Asghar Afghan and replace him with three captains including Rashid. Rashid called the decision “irresponsible and bias” and says he disagrees with it.
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s all-rounder Mohammad Nabi says he is happy about his good performance in his first appearance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match for Sunrisers Hyderabad. On Sunday’s match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Nabi, playing his first match of the season, sunk Royal Challengers with a sensational spell of 4/11 after coming on to
Reuters: Allegations of sexual abuse of members of Afghanistan’s national women’s soccer team by sport officials have resulted in missed paychecks after sponsors pulled out, taunts and entreaties from parents to their daughters to quit playing. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Afghanistan legspinner Rashid Khan has been named the Adelaide Strikers‘ Most Valuable Player in the Big Bash League for the second year in a row, making him the franchise’s first player to win the prize in succession. Rashid claimed 19 wickets for Strikers in the recent BBL, a franchise record and the joint fifth-most
1TV: Afghanistan’s Abassin Alikhil hit the ball into his own net to hand hosts Malaysia victory in the Airmarine Cup match on Saturday. It was Afghanistan’s second consecutive loss in two matches they played in the tournament. Afghanistan had suffered 0-5 defeat in their first match against Oman. Afghanistan secured the last and fourth position in
1TV: Afghanistan’s cricket star, Rashid Khan, has been appointed as a National Ambassador for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the world’s leading organization for children. UNICEF Afghanistan announced this as the world commemorates 30 years of the Convention on the Rights of the Child this year. Rashid Khan has made rapid strides since his international
Tolo News: Afghanistan National Cricket Team has beaten Ireland by seven wickets inside four days in Dehradun, Indian on Monday and claimed their first Test win. It was Afghanistan’s second Test outing after making their five-day debut last year when they lost to India in Bangalore. Click here to read more (external link).