With the likes of Mohammad Shahzad and Rashid Khan in the side, captain Asghar Stanikzai presents a stoic contrast in ...

Afghanistan have been boosted by the return of their regular captain, Asghar Stanikzai, after he was declared fit following an appendicitis surgery that he underwent in February that prevented him ...

The second match will again be held at the same venue on March 10. It is a small ground with lightening fast outfield. Though it does not enjoy the basic facilities of a renowned stadium, being ...

BENGALURU, India – When Afghanistan plays its inaugural cricket test match against top-ranked India starting Thursday, it's an event that has been 17 years in the making. Afghanistan was made an ...

Nepal's Subash Khakurel plays a shot as Afghanistan's wicketkeeper Mohammad Shahzad, right, watches during their ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup match in Chittagong, Bangladesh, Thursday, March 20, ...

NAGPUR, India (AP) Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai won the toss and chose to bat against Scotland in the first round Group B match at the World Twenty20 on Tuesday. Afghanistan has won all its ...

Afghanistan’s Asghar Stanikzai plays a shot during the Asia Cup one-day international cricket tournament against Bangladesh in Fatullah, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, Saturday, March. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/A.M ...

HARARE, March 23 (Reuters) - Afghanistan qualified for next year's cricket World Cup as captain Asghar Stanikzai played through the pain barrier to produce a heroic innings and lead them to a ...

Afghanistan’s cricketers hope to lift a nation pounded by decades of conflict when they proudly take their place as only the 12th Test nation next month. The match from June 14 against India in ...

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Afghanistan qualified for its second Cricket World Cup after beating Ireland by five wickets in Harare on Friday. The Afghans made their Cricket World Cup debut in 2015, and ...

BENGALURU, June 13 (Reuters) - Afghanistan will realise a long-cherished dream when they debut as a test nation on Thursday but captain Asghar Stanikzai ruled out being nervous ahead of the match ...

BENGALURU (Reuters) - Afghanistan will realise a long-cherished dream when they debut as a test nation on Thursday but captain Asghar Stanikzai ruled out being nervous ahead of the match against their ...