Tweet After a heavy, demoralizing and at times embarrassing defeat at the hands of South Africa, Afghanistan’s dream trip, which started in the World Cricket League Division Five, has come to a close. After restricting the Proteas to a modest total of 139, Afghanistan’s top-order folded to give South Africa a 59-run victory. Despite the collapse, let’s make one thing... 

Tweet South African cricket team captain Graeme Smith said he and his men were wary of Afghanistan cricket team even after being one of the heavyweights of world cricket. He said that Afghanistan are a potential banana skin as they have many talented players and the big cricketing nations have never faced them. He continued that Afghanistan cricket team has overtaken all the the others in the minnow... 

Tweet Afghanistan cricket team were scheduled to fly to UK on April 18 and then from UK to Guyana in the West Indies by April 20. Afghanistan cricket team are scheduled to train in Guyana and play in some local matches before the World Cup Twenty20 to adjust to the local conditions. Afghanistan will also play two warm up games on April 27 and April 28 against West Indies and Ireland respectively.... 

Tweet 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 in any global cricket tournament and they are placed in Group C with heavyweights...