Kaama Press: The construction work of Kandahar cricket stadium was inaugurated today with the financial support of government of India. The Government of India under its aid to Afghanistan is funding USD 1 Million for the construction of this Cricket Stadium. The Embassy of India in Kabul said the stadium will provide an immense opportunity for the
India Today: Aakash Chopra found himself in bit of a fix after he irked the Afghanistan cricket fraternity with a recent Tweet. Chopra, who was well-respected for his solid opening stands with Virender Sehwag on tours of Australia and Pakistan, is now loved and revered as a commentator. But he would be embarrassed with his
ESPNcricinfo: Career-best T20I performances from Najibullah Zadran and Mohammad Nabi ensured that Afghanistan stayed in the hunt for the main draw of the Asia Cup, beginning Wednesday. Najibullah muscled 60 not out off 35 balls to lead Afghanistan to 178, which they defended with ease, thanks to Nabi’s four-for. Afghanistan, however, need Oman to beat UAE in
Khaama Press: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and Ministry of Education has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch ‘School Cricket’ project all over Afghanistan making cricket game a part of the school curriculum. The project will go Implemented at the start of 2017. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama Press: The Afghanistan national cricket team defeated Oman by 3 wickets during their second appearance in Asia Cup qualifier match today. Click here to read more (external link).
AOPNEWS | February 19, 2016 Afghanistan’s national cricket team lost to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 16 runs in the first Asia Cup Twenty20 Qualifiers match in Fatullah today. UAE won the coin toss and chose to bat first; they scored 176 runs (4 wickets; 20 overs). Afghanistan was unable to reach the target
Khaama Press: The Afghanistan Under-19 national cricket defeated Zimbabwe Under-19 cricket team by 5 wickets during ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup match. The match was part of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup, Plate Final, played at Cox’s Bazar today. Click here to read more (external link).
AOPNEWS | February 9, 2016 Afghanistan’s U19 (Under 19) team defeated New Zealand today by 8 wickets in a ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 9th Place Play-off Semi-Final match. The match was played at the Cricket Stadium Academy Ground, in Cox Bazar, Bangladesh. New Zealand won the coin toss and chose to bat first. They
AOPNEWS | February 8, 2016 Afghan rugby team to compete in tournament Afghanistan’s national rugby team will participate in the upcoming Asian Development Sevens Tournament, which will start on February 26th in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Sevens is a type of rugby in which only 7 players, instead of the usual 15, play
Cricinfo: Mohammad Nabi, who plays for the Quetta Gladiators in the PSL, wants to take the lessons from his interactions with stalwarts like Viv Richards and Kevin Pietersen to youngsters in Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).