Ariana: Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan intends to take it one game at a time in the team’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 campaign, which will get underway on Tuesday in the West Indies. Given their arsenal of high-class spin bowlers and the improvement in Afghanistan’s batting in recent years, many have touted the Asian
Ariana: Afghanistan defeated Scotland by 55 runs in their final warm-up match on Friday ahead of the T20 World Cup. The T20 World Cup will kick off on Sunday at 5:00 a.m. (Afghanistan Time) with USA facing Canada. Afghanistan’s first match will be against Uganda on Tuesday. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: The weather denied a thrilling contest between Oman and Afghanistan in their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 warm-up match on Wednesday at Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad. The match had been delayed due to rain before Oman lit up the stadium as they posted 154 for three from their 20 overs, with captain
Ariana: Afghanistan’ national futsal team has been placed in Group C of the 2024 World Cup along with Argentina, Ukraine, and Angola. It happened following the draw of the 10th edition of the Futsal World Cup 2024 on Sunday in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The 2024 Futsal World Cup will begin in mid-September with the participation of
Khaama: The Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced Rashid Khan’s return to Kabul after four years. Khan is the captain of the national cricket team and a prominent world-class bowler. Officials of the Afghanistan Cricket Board reported his return to Afghanistan on Saturday, May 18th. Rashid Khan could not travel to the country in recent years
Khaama: Qais Alizada, an Afghan boxing athlete, became the runner-up in the Asian Youth Championships. On Wednesday, May 8th, he lost to his opponent from Kazakhstan in the final round of the Asian Youth Championships and secured the silver medal. Additionally, this Afghan boxer had previously brought his Indian competitor to his knees in the
Ariana: New Zealand Cricket said Tuesday it will go ahead with a Test match against Afghanistan in September, a month after Australia scrapped a Twenty20 series against the national team. Cricket Australia postponed a three-match series due to take place in August at a neutral venue, saying the situation for women in Afghanistan was deteriorating.
8am: The Afghanistan National Futsal team defeated Bahrain’s national team with a score of 3-2 in their third and final match of the Futsal Asian Cup (AFC) group stage, securing advancement to the knockout stage. The game occurred on Monday night, April 22, in Thailand. Click here to read more (external link). Other Afghan Sports
Tolo News: Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan expressed his disappointment following the cancellation and postponement of matches with Afghanistan by the Australian Cricket Board. He said that cricket is a “source of happiness” and should not be involved in government matters. Rashid Khan said: “As a player you can’t do much about it,” he said. “It’s
WION: All-rounder Rashid Khan is reconsidering playing in the Big Bash League (BBL) after Cricket Australia (CA) indefinitely postponed the T20I series with Afghanistan last month. Rashid said he was ‘hurt’ by CA’s decision and that him playing in Australia’s premier T20 franchise tournament was undermining his teammates. Click here to read more (external link).