Khaama Press: Afghan opener batsman Mohammad Shahzad has won the Nissan Play of the Tournament award for the ICC World Twenty20 2016, after receiving the highest votes during a competition against Bangladesh’s Soumya Sarkar. The two cricketers made it into the final of the three-week competition which concluded yesterday, with Shahzad receiving 53 per cent of all
The New York Times: Women’s sports programs in Afghanistan, long a favorite of Western donors, have all but collapsed. Some consist of little more than a young woman with a business card and a desk, as one insider described the women’s version of cricket, Afghanistan’s most popular game. Others, like women’s soccer, have managed to field a few teams for practices
1TV: Afghan deaf footballers scored 28 goals against Pakistani teams who failed to make even a single goal as their three-match series ended on Monday. They defeated Peshawar 11-0, Lahore 10-0 and Punjab 7-0 and claimed the series title. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Scotland on Monday confirmed that they will host Afghanistan for two One Day International in July. The matches between the two Associates are expected to be played at The Grange of Edinburgh on 4th and 6th of July, days before Afghanistan’s tour to Ireland where they will play five ODIs. Click here to read more (external
1TV: Kabul will soon host a mixed martial arts competition in what will be biggest event of its kind in the country. Eight athletes will participate in the competition at the end of which four athletes will be selected to attend international competitions. “After five to six matches, we will try to facilitate fights for the fighters in
ABC News (AU): The empty Hindu Kush mountains along the fabled Silk Road trading route in central Afghanistan have served as both a lure for the adventurous and an effective barrier against the Taliban lurking beyond — until now. The extremists have steadily gained territory and influence throughout Afghanistan since most Western troops left in 2014. The progressive
The National (UAE): The reigning world champions and the only side that defeated them at the World Twenty20 could be getting together for a rematch later this year, with the UAE as host. The National understands that West Indies and Afghanistan are in the process of working out a bilateral engagement that could see them play a
Khaama Press: Afghanistan national cricket team head coach Inzamam-ul-Haq has resigned almost eight months earlier before his contract expires with the Afghanistan Cricket Board. According to a statement by Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), Inzamam resigned from his post considering his national obligations, pointing towards upheaval in Pakistan cricket. This comes as reports emerged earlier today suggesting that
Khaama Press: The Afghanistan cricket team is expecting to play a cricket match with India as talks are underway between the cricket boards of the two countries. Azizullah Fazli, deputy to the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), has told Radio Free Europe that the match will be played in the near future. Click here for more (external link).
Khaama Press: The two players have managed to secure the spots in the Twenty20 format as per the ICC Player Rankings released on Tuesday, 12th April. Mohammad Shahzad has secured 10th position in the batting table of T20 Top 10, while Mohammad Nabi has secured the 9th position in the Bowling table of T20 Top 10.