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    Senior Afghan Cricket Board officials resign

    KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) Chief Executive Dr. Hamid Shinwari and his deputy Nasimullah Danish have resigned, an official confirmed on Monday.



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    Afghans crush Bhutan in last group match

    KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan, eyeing a slot in the final, trounced Bhutan in the last group match of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Elite Trophy 2012 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday.



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    MCC training 24 coaches in Kabul

    KABUL (PAN): A leading British club is training two dozen coaches in Kabul, as part of efforts to promote the fastest-growing game in the war-torn country, an official of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said on Sunday.



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    Afghanistan storm into Elite Trophy semis

    KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan qualified for the semi-final of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Elite Trophy 2012 by scoring a comprehensive win over the Maldives in their last group match in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday.



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    Afghanistan clinch 2nd consecutive win

    KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan, continuing their winning streak, scored a comprehensive victory against Oman in a match of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Elite Trophy 2012 in the United Arab Emirates on Thursday.



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    Afghanistan win ACC Trophy Elite opener

    KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan beat Malaysia by 36 runs in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Elite Trophy opener in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an official said on Wednesday.



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    ACB eyeing associate membership of ICC

    KABUL (PAN): Shahzada Massoud on Tuesday took over as the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chairman, replacing Dr. Omar Zakhelwal, who stepped down a day earlier due to personal preoccupations.



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    ACC to nominate Afghanistan for ICC Associate membership

    ISLAMABAD (PAN): The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has decided to nominate Afghanistan, currently holding Affiliate status, for Associate membership with the ICC.



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    Kabir Khan under fire after humiliating defeat against England

    KABUL (PAN): Afghanistan on Friday crashed to a humiliating defeat against England in their second match, putting them out of the tournament and prompting Kabul-based cricket experts to call for immediate removal of the head coach, Kabir Khan.



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    Floored catches sink Afghans in T20 campaign

    KABUL (PAN): India defeated Afghanistan by 23 runs in their ICC Twenty20 World Cup match in Colombo, thanks to Yuvraj Singh’s three back-to-back crucial breakthroughs, an official said on Thursday.