LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): The foundation stone of a modern cricket ground has been laid in the capital of southern Helmand province, where a 180-bed rehabilitation center for drug addicts put into service. Afghanistan Cricket Board director Shukrullah...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan Sunday handed a historic 185-run defeat to Pakistan in the final to clinch their maiden Under-19 Asia Cup trophy in Kuala Lumpur. Batting first, the Afghans set the Pakistanis 249 runs target in the 50-over game, with...
KABUL (Pajhwok) Afghanistan trounced Nepal in ACC Under-19 Youth Asia Cup’s second semifinal in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, a board official said. The emphatic seven-wicket triumph saw Afghanistan marching into the final against Pakistan , slated for...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and Cricket Ireland (CI) national teams would play One Day International (ODI) series at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, a statement from the cricket body said on Thursday. The Afghan and Irish teams would...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghanistan under-19 cricket team on Tuesday reached the ACC Under-19 Asia Cup semifinals after beating the UAE by 134 runs in Malaysia. The Emiratis won the toss and opted to bowl in the 50-over match at Kinrara Academy Oval,...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghanistan under-19 cricket team on Wednesday defeated Bangladesh in their fourth ODI to lead the five-match series 2-1, thanks to Mujeeb Zadran’s seven-wicket haul, an official said. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) spokesman...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghan army’s team of disabled players on Tuesday arrived to a warm reception at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul from just concluded Invictus Games in Canada. Acting Defense Minister Tariq Shah Behrami was among...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan Under-19 defeated Bangladesh in their third One-day International (ODI) match on Monday, a board official said. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) spokesman, Farid Hottak, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the Afghanistan U-19...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghanistan Under-19 cricket team lost their first one-day international match to hosts Bangladesh by a huge 145-run margin on Thursday. The Afghan team arrived in Bangladesh for a one-day series in the lead-up to the Asia Cup and...
KABUL (Pajhwok): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has introduced changes to its playing conditions which will take effect from September 28. A restriction on the dimensions of the bat, introduction of player send-offs for misconduct and...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Former England ODI captain Adam Hollioake says he intends to remain in his coaching role despite one of his team’s matches being targeted by a suicide bomber. At least three people were killed and 12 injured when the bomber...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Five Afghan national cricket team players to take part in the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), media reports said on Saturday.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Rashid Khan is all poised to become the first-ever Afghan cricketer to play in the Big Bash League (BBL) in Australia, representing the Adelaide Strikers. The 18 years old leg-spin sensation would play in Australia’s Twenty20...
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Pakistan 's former all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has signed a contract with the Afghan Cricket League. He will play for Amo Sharks in the Shpageeza Cricket League, a popular one-day event organised by the Afghanistan Cricket Board...
KABUL (Pajhwok): Civil society activists say the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)’s affairs should be run in line with the rules and regulations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
KABUL (Pajhwok): Thirty officials of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), including Media Manager, Development Manager, Senior Advisor to the Chairman have boycotted the board and demanded chairman resignation, a media report said on Wednesday. The...
KABUL (Pajhwok): A girls juggling team from Kabul on Sunday won a regional juggling tournament participated by 11 teams from Afghanistan and two from abroad. Khalilullah Hamid, head of the juggling federation of Afghanistan, told Pajhwok Afghan News...