Rashid Latif has made a sudden u-turn and is now going to continue to work with the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB). Latif changed his mind after discussions with the ACB and will now press on with the previously agreed terms. The former Pakistan captain had quit shortly after his friend Kabir Khan resigned from the head coach role. Following Khan's departure, Latif asked for a string of demands which the ACB rejected. Latif then decided to quit but he has now come back. Latif will join the up with the Afghan squad when they hold their training camp from 18 to 26 September in ...
Afghanistan Youth Cricket Association (AYCA) have reached the semi-final of the Dr. M.A Shah Lephone trophy, also known as the Ramadan Cup. AYCA bounced back from losing their opening match by beating Malir Gymkhana by five wickets with four balls to spare. Chasing a small target of 94, Mohammad Shahzad scored 45 and Mohammad Nabi 20 to help edge AYCA over the line. Despite that win, AYCA had to win against Mullakatiar Cricket Club to qualify for the quarter-finals. In truth AYCA needn't have worried as they were facing a very bad side. AYCA racked up an enormous 204 runs in 20 overs. Mohammad ...
Afghan Youth Cricket Association are competing in a T20 club competition in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial capital. The tournament has been running since 20 August and it finishes on 6 September. The 'Dr. M.A. Shah Lephone Night Trophy' is the tournament's name, and it's contested among 16 teams. AYCA are joined mostly by Karachi club sides, as well as a team from Hong Kong. AYCA has received assistance from the Afghanistan Cricket Board and sponsorship from Etisalat Afghanistan, says the ACB. The ACB has provided the AYCA squad with 9 players from the current nation team while two more players (Badshah Hussain and ...
MCC helped deliver the first ever girls cricket camp for girls in Afghanistan which was held in the Karte Naw District of Kabul City last weekend as per the Lords website. More than fifty girls participated in the cricket camp and there was great enthusiasm and interest from the girls as per the article. It is a new beginning too as it was the first time ever that a girls cricket camp has been organized in Afghanistan. It was help keeping in view the rapidly growing interest in cricket amongst Afghan girls. Raees Ahmadzai from the AYCSO (Afghan Youth Cricket ...
Rashid Latif also followed the footsteps of Kabir Khan as he left his position as batting coach of the Afghanistan Cricket Team. Latif had taken up the job just a month ago and he cited his inability to impose his ideas on the Afghanistan team as the reason for his resignation. The Afghanistan Cricket Board's chief executive Hamid Shinwari accepted the resignation and also expressed his shock at a long list of new demands by Latif just 25 days after signing a contract with him. The ACB had earlier said that Rashid Latif would take over as coach of the ...