Khaama Press: The former Afghan cricket coach and Pakistan’s chief selector Inzamam ul Haq predicts a tough contest for the Afghan team during their test debut against India. Speaking to ESPN, Inzamam admitted that there are lots of talent in the Afghan team as they appear against India during their first test match. Click here to
Tolo News: When team Afghanistan was about to lose the last match of the Twenty20 International against Bangladesh, it was Rashid Khan who saved the team by a magical performance in his last over. He defended eight runs off the last over of Bangladesh’s chase of 146 to seal the final game of the T20I
Tolo News: Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 6 wickets on Tuesday in the second of three T20I matches in India. Chasing a target of 135 runs, Afghanistan went over the line with more than one over to spare. Rashid Khan was named player of the match while Nabi and Shenwari were also lauded for their performance. Click
Tolo News: Afghan leg-spinner Rashid Khan carried his lethal Indian Premier League (IPL) form into international cricket as Afghanistan outplayed Bangladesh by 45 runs in the opening T20 of the three-match series on Sunday night in India. The match was held at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium of India. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Afghanistan is set to play a three-match T20I series with Bangladesh, starting from June 3 (Sunday) at Dehradun, India. The matches will be on the 3rd, 5th and 7th of June at Dehradun’s Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, followed by one-off Test match against India in Bengaluru on June 14. Click here to read more (external
1TV: The Board of Control for Cricket in India has invited Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to attend Afghanistan’s debut Test match in Bangalore due to be held in two weeks. The invitation was extended by a delegation from the board, headed by the acting secretary, Amitabh Chaudhary, during visit to Kabul. Click here to read more
Tolo News: Afghan motorsport enthusiasts got a chance to show off their driving skills on Monday when ten drivers took part in an organized event in Kabul. “We only race in the name of Afghanistan and to bring honor to bring honor to the country have started our races,” said Hashmat Rahbar, head of the Motorsport
Cricbuzz: Bangladesh Test and Twenty20 skipper Shakib al Hasan believes that his experience in the Indian Premier League will help him in the upcoming series against Afghanistan because of his familiarity with the condition… “[But] As Afghanistan are two steps ahead of us so I will say that they are the favourites.” Click here to
1TV: The apartments had been ordered by the then President Hamid Karzai after the team won first international football title South Asian Football Federation Championship in 2013. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Cricket Sunrisers To Get 2nd Chance At Finals Against Kolkata Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan issues warning for India as leg-spinner
1TV: A team (Sunrisers Hyderabad) in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday wore black arm bands to express sympathy over an attack on a cricket match in Afghanistan that left at least eight dead last week. Friday night’s attack in Jalalabad city involved multiple explosions that targeted spectators of inaugural match of local tournament Ramadan Cup.