ESPNCricinfo: Ireland and Afghanistan are looking forward to a pivotal round of ICC meetings in the hope that they come out the other side as Test-playing countries. Among the topics up for discussion in front of the ICC board this weekend is the structure of Test cricket, and whether the five-day format should be opened up
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.
Khaama Press: The Afghanistan A cricket team defeated Zimbabwe A by 55 runs on Sunday during the second unofficial One Day International (ODI) match. The Afghan A team leads the series 2-0 in a 5-match unofficial bilateral series and following their victory in the opening match on Friday. Click here to read more (external link). Other
Tolo News: Afghanistan A team made a fine start to their ODI tour by beating Zimbabwe A by five wickets on Friday in their first match of the Afghanistan Development Squad tour to Zimbabwe However, the match was disrupted by rain – with the innings limited to 28 overs each. Click here to read more (external
Khaama Press: The Afghan opening batsman and wicket Mohammad Shahzad has broken the record of India’s Virat Kohli by scoring four 50s in one international tournament. Shahzad also made history by scoring two 50s in two different international matches on the same day and became the first ever player in the world to have the record.
Tolo News: Mohammad Nabi delivered the goods once again for Afghanistan as his four-wicket haul helped his side win the inaugural Desert T20 Challenge. His four for 10 helped Afghanistan blow Ireland away for just 71 runs in the final in Dubai, reported Cricbuzz. Click here to read more (external link).
ESPNCricinfo: Afghanistan stormed into the final of the Desert T20 Challenge after beating Oman by eight wickets, their fifth consecutive win over the team in T20 internationals. Afghanistan chased down a target of 150 with nine balls to spare and now await the winner of the Scotland v Ireland semi-final, before the final match later
ICC: Oman and Afghanistan clinched victories over Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates respectively on the third day of the Desert T20 Challenge tournament, on Monday (January 16), in matches played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. A four-wicket haul from Dawlat Zadran and breezy cameos from Samiullah Shenwari and Karim Janat helped Afghanistan beat
Khaama Press: The Afghanistan national cricket team defeated Ireland by 5 wickets in their opening match in Desert Twenty20 Challenge. Ireland started their batting inning after they won the toss and elected to bat first. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Afghanistan fall to 151 in Fifa world rankings Afghan men from
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