FirstPost: The Afghanistan Cricket Board is keen to get Full Member status from International Cricket Council (ICC) in February. According to a report by ESPN Cricinfo, Afghanistan officials are preparing a comprehensive report to satisfy the criteria. The ICC’s guideline criteria for Full Membership states: “A country must play regular first-class cricket (domestic 3-4 day competition) before
1TV: Afghanistan Cricket Board(ACB) on Sunday officially started construction work on a new cricket stadium in eastern Logar province. The Logar cricket ground will be built on 15-acres of land and will cost around $500,000. The funds will be provided by India and will take two years to complete, according to ACB. Click here to read
Khaama Press: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has appointed a new Chairman (Shukrullah Atif Mashal) for Afghanistan Cricket Board to replace Nasimullah Danish for the upcoming five years, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said Saturday. ACB further added that the new appointment was made in a presidential decree issued by the Office of the President, ARG Palace.
Tolo News: Shapoor Zadran, a national cricket player, says he has not played in a national or international game for the last two years and has not been paid for two months. “You Shafiqullah Stanekzai and Nasimullah Danish (chairman of ACB) why go with us and rent a room for $400 USD for a night there.