Afghanistan Cricket Board News

Taking over the role in January 2021 from Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan, Jay Shah not only continues to break records but also brings a youthful and dynamic approach to cricket administration.

Naveen-ul-Haq plays IPL cricket for Lucknow Super Giants while Mujeeb Ur Rahman is a Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) bowler.

Afghanistan is gearing up for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, commencing with a clash against Bangladesh on October 7 at Dharamshala's HPCA Stadium.

Needing 292 to win in stipulated 37.1 overs to qualify for Super 4 of Asia Cup 2023, Afghanistan lost ninth wicket at by the cut-off over. However, they did not know they could still qualify. 

In this collection of photos, we will take you through all you need to know about Wazhma Ayoubi who is a fan of the Afghanistan cricket team. She also attended ILT20's match on Sunday. 

Reports suggest that the decision was taken after repeated demands by various national cricket team players, during their meeting with the Taliban officials in Abu Dhabi during the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup.  

Taliban have banned Afghan women from participating in sports. They have said that the sporting activities would 'expose their bodies'. Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary on Friday discusses if Cricket diplomacy can tame Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

Azizullah Fazli had previously served as the chairman of ACB after Atif Mashal resigned. He held the post from September 2018 till July 2019.

Shaun Tait was part of the Australian squad that triumphed in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, taking 23 wickets in the tournament. He was also part of the Australian squad which ended second in the 2010 ICC T20 World Cup

Najeeb Tarakai, the Afghanistan cricketer who was badly injured in a fatal car accident in Jalalabad on Friday, died on Tuesday. He was 29. He had sustained severe injuries and was in a coma after the accident. Confirming the shocking news, the Afghanistan Cricket Board took to Twitter to announce the demise of the cricketer. Najeeb made his international debut in 2014 against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup. He also played 12 T20Is for the country, where he also scored a 90 against Ireland in Greater Noida.

Afghanistan are likely to play their first-ever Test match against Australia in Perth between December 7-11. The one-off Test will not be part of ICC`s World Test Championship, as the tournament is limited to the top nine teams only. The Test match against Australia will be Afghanistan`s fifth game in the longest format after gaining Full-Member status in 2017.

Ahmadzai has replaced Andy Moles, who had served dually as the chief selector and the director of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB). The former Afghanistan batsman appeared in a total of five One-Day Internationals (ODIs) and eight T20Isfor the national side. Following his retirement from the game in 2010, Ahmadzai has served in coaching roles with the national side.

The cricketing body also said that the 31-year old has further breached the ACB Code of Conduct previously and was also called for questioning by the ACB Discipline Committee in relation to a disciplinary matter during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.

Not disregarding the initial support given by Pakistan, Afghanistan Cricket Board CEO Shafiq Stanikzai says the BCCI has played a bigger role in the rapid rise of the game in the strife-torn nation. 

The war-torn nation was awarded Test status in June, along with Ireland.

"There was a time when we really felt bad for not being part of it, but now we have our own league and its pretty successful."

Simmons, is a former Ireland head coach and spent six years in the role before leaving in 2015 to take charge of the West Indies.

Afghanistan gained Affiliate membership in 2001 and were granted Associate status in 2013.