ESPN: The PCB wants an apology from the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) for its response after a bomb blast in Kabul on May 31. Ties between the boards were effectively severed in the wake of an attack that left more than 80 people dead and nearly 500 injured. Soon after the blast, ACB tweeted that it
AFP: Newest Test nation to face MCC side led by likes of McCullum, Sangakkara and Chanderpaul at the Home of Cricket – Afghanistan is ready for the “huge honour” of making their landmark Lord’s debut, officials said ahead of next week’s match, after a fairy-tale rise catapulted them into the elite club of Test nations last
Tolo News: The ACB officials on Saturday called on President Ashraf Ghani to help them maintain their Full Membership status. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) officials said at a press conference on Saturday that Afghanistan’s status as a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) is a great achievement but that in order to maintain this
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty June 22, 2017 Afghanistan has joined an elite list of countries eligible to compete at the highest level of test cricket after it was voted a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The ICC voted unanimously on June 22 to allow Afghanistan and Ireland to become the 11th and
AFP: Afghanistan has cancelled the proposed home and away fixtures with Pakistan after the country’s intelligence agency said the recent bomb attack by militants was allegedly backed by Islamabad. “The ACB hereby cancel all kinds of cricket matches and initial mutual relationship agreement with the PCB,” the Afghan board said on its Facebook page. Click here
Tolo News: The Southwest Regional Tournament of the Afghan Premier League (APL) was launched in Kandahar on Wednesday where players from six teams will compete for a place in the Da Maiwand Atalan Football Club team. Click here to read more (external link). Tolo News: A group of 17 Afghan athletes in different sports categories including wrestling,
Tolo News: A number of lawmakers and officials from Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Wednesday inaugurated work on a standard cricket ground and cricket academy in Nangarhar. The project, which will cost $2.5 million USD, has been funded by the ACB. The project would be built on five hectares of land, ACB said. “This ground is
Tolo News: The chairman of Afghanistan’s Cricket Board, Atif Mashal, said in an interview with TOLOnews that Afghanistan would launch its own cricket league within the next few months. He said the league will be called the Afghanistan Premier League, and would be designed along the lines of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and other high-level
Tolo News: Shafiqullah Stanikzai, CEO of Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), has said that if given a choice he would like Afghanistan’s Test debut to be against India. Speaking to India’s Deccan Chronicle, Stanikzai said: ““India has been so supportive of our growth as a cricket nation. I think I can say this on behalf of all
Tolo News: Afghanistan Cricket Board on Wednesday announced the appointment of former West Indies head coach, Phillip Simmons, as the national team’s new consulting coach. According to Farid Hotak, ACB’s spokesman, Simmons will be assisting the current head coach on technical issues. Hotak said Simmons has tremendous experience in team management and has immense technical expertise.