Afghanistan dropped Gulbadin Naib from their 16-man squad for the upcoming one-off Test against New Zealand, starting on September 9 as well. Naib, the veteran for Afghanistan, hasn’t played Test cricket for the national side yet but he was part of the 20-man preliminary squad that the cricket board announced last week as well. Following […]

Sanju Samson exhibited his outstanding wicketkeeping prowess with a remarkable stumping to dismiss Afghanistan captain Ibrahim Zadran in the third T20I. In pursuit of 213 for a consolation win, Afghanistan got off to a solid start with Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Zadran notching up brilliant fifties. However, Washington Sundar’s stunning catch dismissed Gurbaz for 50. Zadran was […]

Indian all-rounder Axar Patel continued his remarkable bowling display in the second T20I clash between India and Afghanistan, making a significant breakthrough by dismissing Afghani captain Ibrahim Zadran for 8 runs off 10 balls. Patel’s delivery, a well-directed length ball, deceived Zadran, who attempted to push but found his off stump knocked back. Before Patel’s […]

Ibrahim Zadran etched his name in the history books as he became the first Afghanistan player to score a century in the ODI World Cup. The young opener hit his maiden World Cup ton against Australia, at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday, and credited Sachin Tendulkar later for his inputs. The Master Blaster had visited the […]

Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has added that four of the Netherlands’ top five batters getting run out was a unique occurrence, especially in the World Cup. The Netherlands faced a spate of run-outs and were bundled out for 179 in their 2023 World Cup clash against Afghanistan in Lucknow on Friday, […]

Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra said that Afghanistan might have been strong candidates to reach the semi-finals of the 2023 World Cup had they not lost their first match against Bangladesh. However, they registered a seven-wicket win in their league-phase clash against Sri Lanka in Pune on Monday, October 30. The win […]

Former India player turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra feels Afghanistan’s World Cup 2023 win against Pakistan cannot be termed an upset. Pakistan set Afghanistan a 283-run target at Chepauk in Chennai on Monday, October 23 which they chased down with eight wickets and an over to spare to register their second win of the tournament […]