Raees Ahmadzai, the long-serving Afghanistan middle-order batsman, has retired from all cricket to concentrate on finding the next generation of Afghan players. On his Twitter feed, he said: “I will still be involved with cricket, working as chief selector for the ACB, but it is time for the younger generation of Afghans to rise!”. His retirement may…
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Afghanistan player ratings
Can you do player ratings after only two matches? Oh well, I’m going to do just that. Noor Ali 7/10 A compact batsmen, with some beautiful strokes, Noor Ali scored Afghanistan’s only fifty in the tournament. After that knock against India, IPL teams have made enquiries. Karm Sadiq 1/10 Only 2 runs in 2 innings shows his wild slogging doesn’t work against…
The Verdict on the Afghanistan vs South Africa match
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 clear: there is no shame in getting destroyed by this…
South Africa wary of Afghanistan cricket team
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 continue training in UAE after travel problems
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…
Afghanistan win the ACC Elite Trophy 2010
Afghanistan had never won the ACC Elite Trophy previously but were still the clear favorites to win the Trophy. And the Afghanistan Cricket Team did not disappoint as they defeated Nepal convincingly by 95 runs in the final on April 9 to win the ACC Elite Trophy 2010. Afghanistan were the clear favorites to win…
Afghanistan and Ireland to prepare in Trinidad and Tobago
Afghanistan and Ireland will make their base in Trinidad and Tobago as they make preparations ahead of the World Cup Twenty20. Both Afghanistan and Ireland are scheduled to be in action at Queen’s Park Oval during the local Carib Shield Twenty20 tournament quarter-final matches from April 20-23. Both the teams will arrive in Trinidad within…
Afghanistan announce squad for ICC World T20 Cup
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…