Representative Image: Afghanistan cricketers (AP Photo) MUMBAI: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has approached the BCCI with a request to move one of the three T20Is against India in Sept to Sept 14, coinciding with Ganesh Chaturthi, TOI has learnt.The series is currently scheduled to be played in New Delhi on Sept 13, 15 and…
Rashid Khan in action during the second ODI against Ireland. (Pic credit: Afghanistan Cricket) Rashid Khan produced a sensational six-wicket haul as Afghanistan thrashed Ireland by 92 runs in the second ODI at Bready Cricket Club on Friday, taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.After the opening ODI was abandoned without a toss due…
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan. (AP) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is reportedly unhappy with Cricket Ireland for hosting Afghanistan in a five-match ODI series, even though England continue to play Afghanistan in ICC tournaments.The five-match ODI series between Ireland and Afghanistan began on Wednesday in Bready. According to a report in The Guardian, Ireland’s…
Bangladesh’s Towhid Hridoy plays a shot during the Asia Cup cricket match between India and Bangladesh (AP Photo) New Delhi: In a development which could bring about a thaw in the relationship between the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Indian cricket board (BCCI) after a year’s uncertainty, TOI understands that both boards are working…
Hashmatullah Shahidi (ANI Photo) Hashmatullah Shahidi has stepped down as Afghanistan’s ODI captain with immediate effect, ending a leadership stint that began in January 2022. His decision comes after Afghanistan’s 3-0 ODI series loss to India last month. Shahidi captained the side in 55 matches, winning 27 of them, and oversaw one of the most…
NEW DELHI: There were tears, and heartbreaking scenes as Afghanistan cricket bid an emotional farewell to former fast bowler Shapoor Zadran. Star spinner Rashid Khan, wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran and several other Afghanistan cricketers were seen breaking down while paying their final respects to their former teammate, whose death has left the country’s cricket…
Jay Shah and Shapoor Zadran Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran has died at the age of 38 after battling Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare immune system disorder. He had been receiving treatment in the Delhi-NCR region for several months. His death was confirmed by the Afghanistan Cricket Board, while the International Cricket Council (ICC)…