India are the new World Champions
India defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final of the 2011 Cricket World Cup to become the new World Champions. As many of you know might know, I am an Indian and this is a historic moment for all of us Indians as we have been able to win the coveted trophy after a gap of 28 years. We were the first country to break the winning record of the West Indies when we won in 1983. And now after a gap of 28 years, we have again broken the winning record of Australia who won the last ...
Hamid Hassan and Mohammad Nabi to play for MCC
Afghanistan national cricket team players Hamid Hassan and Mohammad Nabi have been selected by MCC to play on behalf of MCC for the curtain raiser of the English county season against current champion Nottinghamshire on March 27 - March 31. They also play for the MCC in the Twenty20 side as they take on Nottinghamshire, Durham, Sussex and a select Fly Emirates side, in the Emirates Airline Twenty20 Trophy on 1 April. Hassan and Nabi will be playing with legends such as Rahul Dravid from India who is the top star in the MCC champion county team. In the Twenty20 ...
Afghanistan win Intercontinental Cup
Afghanistan 171 and 124 for 3 (Shahzad 56*) beat Scotland 212 and 82 (Ashraf 3-8, Shenwari 3-15, Hassan 3-39) by seven wickets Scorecard Another chapter was added to the amazing story of Afghanistan cricket as they won the Intercontinental Cup in Dubai. After two days of twists and turns Afghanistan surged ahead on the third day, winning comfortably by seven wickets over Scotland. Scotland began the day on 64-6 with an 105-run lead, but they were quickly shot out in a hostile spell of bowling from Hamid Hassan and Mirwais Ashraf. Afghanistan sledged the Scottish batsmen relentlessly and the intimidatory tactic seemed to work. Scotland only added ...
Afghanistan prepare to face Scotland in IC final
Afghanistan will later today look to cap off a remarkable year for the side as they begin their five-day Intercontinental Cup Final match against Scotland. The game will be played in Dubai, at the same venue where Afghanistan sealed their place in the World T20 at the start of the year. The Intercontinental Cup began in August 2009 against a Zimbabwe XI for Afghanistan and they have played in six games overall, winning five and drawing just one as they easily topped the league stage of the tournament. A notable highlight in their run to the final was beating defending champions Ireland in Sri Lanka, while they also ...
Bangladesh defeat Afghanistan to win gold
Bangladesh narrowly defeated Afghanistan by 5 wickets with just 3 balls remaining to win gold in the Asian Games. A late burst from lower-order batsmen Sabbir Rahman of 33 runs off 18 balls took the game from an Afghan side who looked at one stage to be comfortably winning. After an impressive victory over Pakistan confidence was high in the Afghanistan camp but they were quickly under the cost as Bangladesh reduced them to 66-6. However, just as in the last match, youngster Shabir Noori and the consistent Asghar Stanikzai steadily re-built - this time with a valuable 34 run partnership. Noori fell for 25 but Stanikzai stayed ...
Afghanistan announce squad for ICC World T20 Cup
// Apr 9th, 2010
Afghanistan named their 15-member squad for the ICC World Twenty20 Cup as they included two new players Shabir Noori and Sayed Nasrat in the squad. The only other change from the squad that won the ICC World Cup T20 qualifier is that they left out Aftab Alam. This is the first time that Afghanistan is participating...
Afghanistan’s first cricket stadium to be built near Jalalabad
// Apr 8th, 2010
The foundation stone for Afghanistan’s first cricket stadium was laid by Chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board and Afghanistan Finance Minister Dr. Omar Zakhilwal. The stadium will be built in the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Township which is situated 15 kilometers east of Jalalabad city on the Jalalabad – Torkham...
Sharjah Cricket Stadium named ‘home ground’ for Afghanistan
// Apr 8th, 2010
The Sharjah Cricket Stadium has been named as the ‘home ground’ for Afghanistan for hosting ODI and first-class cricket. The grant was made by Abdulrahman Bukhatir after the continuous rise of Afghanistan in world cricket even though they do not have even one proper cricket ground in Afghanistan. Sharjah...
Afghanitan enter World Cup T20 2010
// Apr 8th, 2010
Afghanistan won the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers and secured their position in the World Cup T20 2010 in the West Indies. Afghanistan beat Ireland in the final by eight wickets with 15 balls remaining. However, both teams already secured their berth in the World Cup T20 in the Caribbean as soon as they won their...
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