 Gulbodin Naib's maiden hundred at any level failed to stop Pakistan 'A' winning the second one-day match against Afghanistan by six wickets here on Tuesday, as the hosts took the series 2-0.© AFP Thu, 23 May 2013 09:34:22 GMTThe father of the captain of the Afghanistan cricket team has been abducted by unknown gunmen from his car from the outskirts of the city of Jalalabad in the eastern province of Nangarhar, according to officials.© ANI Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:21:26 GMTThe Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) was Wednesday allocated $422,000 from ICC's Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP).© IANS Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:38:54 GMTIn a move to support cricket in Afghanistan, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has signed an agreement with the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), under which it will train staff and players to help lift the sport in the war-torn country.© ANI Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:36:38 GMTIndia captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's popularity has spread to war-torn Afghanistan where cricket is slowly catching on with the masses.© IANS Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:51:07 GMTAfghanistan is on course for a place in the ICC World Cup 2015 after winning both its fifth round One-Day Internationals (ODI) in the ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Championship against Scotland at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium© IANS Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:24:47 GMTThe International Cricket Council (ICC) Friday announced the squads for six of the eight teams to play in the fifth round of the World Cricket League (WCL) Championship which kicks off in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) March 6.© IANS Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:05:15 GMTPakistan A defeated Afghanistan in the only unofficial Twenty20 cricket match by 49 runs here.© IANS Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:30:32 GMTAfghanistan's warm-up tour of Pakistan got off to a losing start on Monday as they fell to an eight-wicket defeat at the hands of the hosts' second-string team.© AFP Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:46:15 GMTAfghanistan's cricketers began a four-week training camp in Pakistan on Thursday as their coach set the minnows' sights firmly on qualifying for the 2015 World Cup.© AFP Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:03:45 GMTAsian cricket chiefs have formally backed war-torn Afghanistan for associate membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) to reward their rapid progress in the sport, an official said.© AFP Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:50:21 GMTLuke Wright's blistering 99 off 55 balls gave England a comprehensive 116-run win over Afghanistan, knocking the Asian minnows out, in a Group A encounter at the R. Premadasa Stadium here Friday.© IANS Fri, 21 Sep 2012 06:34:12 GMTMinnows Afghanistan go into their World Twenty20 clash against reigning champions England on Friday night with their morale boosted by a pep talk from two former greats of the game.© AFP Thu, 20 Sep 2012 07:32:05 GMTAfghanistan's cricketers have become the unlikely flag-bearers for the minnow nations at the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka with an eye-catching, fearless display in their opening game against India.© AFP Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:11:45 GMTIndia survived a scare to beat Afghanistan by 23 runs in their opening match of the World Twenty20 at the R. Premadasa Stadium here Wednesday.© IANS Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:48:42 GMTShane Watson pounded Ireland with both bat and ball as Australia began their World Twenty20 campaign with an emphatic seven-wicket victory in Colombo on Wednesday.© AFP Mon, 17 Sep 2012 06:59:25 GMTThe West Indies will play at full strength and look to get much needed practice when they face Afghanistan in their final warm-up match ahead of the ICC World T20 tournament.© ANI Tue, 11 Sep 2012 06:59:46 GMTAfghanistan were adjudged winners of the Asia versus the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament after three teams won the same number of matches.© IANS Sat, 01 Sep 2012 06:50:19 GMTPakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Zaka Ashraf is planning to hold a Triangular series with Afghanistan and Zimbabwe in October and November to bring back international cricket in Pakistan.© ANI Sun, 26 Aug 2012 06:30:01 GMTCricket is bringing peace to war-ravaged Afghanistan and can further stabilise the country if foreign teams tour, an official said Sunday.© AFP |