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Afghanistan's AM Ghazanfar ruled out of Champions Trophy and IPL 2025 due to L4 vertebra fracture
Afghanistan's rising spin-bowling talent, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 and the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to a serious injury.
Champions Trophy 2025: Afghanistan players receive warm welcome in Pakistan
Upon landing in Pakistan, all Afghanistan players were warmly welcomed by PCB management and airport authorities. Players and coaches were also presented with flower bouquets while entering the lounge area. Check ICC Champions Trophy 2025 full schedule, match timings (IST) here
England to face Afghanistan in Champions Trophy amid boycott appeals
The call for a boycott was started by a group of British lawmakers last month, who called on England to skip the Champions Trophy group stage match against Afghanistan. The appeal has been backed by over 160 British politicians and South Africa's Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie.
Ghazanfar out of Champions Trophy and IPL; Afghanistan name Kharote as replacement
Afghanistan are also without Mujeeb Ur Rahman at the Champions Trophy, though he played the entire SA20 for Paarl Royals
Big Blow For Mumbai Indians! Star Off-Spinner Ruled Out Of IPL 2025 Due To Vertebra Fracture
The Afghanistan Cricket Board, which tweeted out the news on Wednesday morning, said that Allah Ghazanfar sustained the injury during the tour of Zimbabwe in 2024 and will be sidelined for a minimum of four months and will remain under treatment during this period.
The Afghan women's team who will not be silenced
The Afghanistan Women's XI played their first match after an evacuation likened to "a Jason Bourne movie", led by three women on the other side of the world.
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ACB official urges political matters to be left to diplomatic officials
Recently, ACB appointed Younisas the mentor of Afghanistan national cricket team for the upcoming Champions Trophy. "ACB is of the considered opinion that Afghanistan cricket team must be ...
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Afghanistan's Women Cricketers Play 1st Game for First Time After Escaping Taliban
Afghan refugee women cricketers hope to seize a wealth of opportunities as a charity match in Melbourne seeks to promote ...
WCA CEO Advocates For A “Systematic” Way To Support Afghanistan Women’s Team
WCA CEO suggests systematic ways to support the Afghan women’s cricket team as they play their first cricket match in three ...
Government remains behind ECB’s decision to fulfil Afghanistan fixture
MCC and MCCF are proud to announce the launch of the Global Refugee Cricket Fund to support refugees worldwide. ECB has donated £100,000 to help immediately kickstart projects that use cricket to ...
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Afghanistan women cricketers reunite for a match after three years
“It’s such a complex situation. It’s bigger than cricket.” Under Taliban rule, the Afghanistan Cricket Board cannot field a national women’s team because the country’s laws forbid women from ...
Afghanistan cricket: Women's team remain hopeful after making history at exhibition match in Australia
The Afghanistan womens cricket team represented their country for the first time in three years at the Junction Oval in Melbourne, playing against Cricket Without Borders; the cricketers said they hav ...
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What does Test cricket mean to the Test teams outside the World Test Championship?
It is why the Australia men's team currently do not play bilateral cricket against Afghanistan. There is no long-term ...
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Exiled but not forgotten: Afghan women’s cricket team reunites in Australia after fleeing Taliban rule
Afghanistan's women's cricket team played their first match in three years on 30 January, reuniting in Melbourne for a charity fixture after fleeing the Taliban's rule. Captain Nahida Sapan described ...
What is the background to calls for Afghanistan cricket boycott?
England will play Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy on Wednesday, 26 February in Pakistan.It is a fixture that has caused ...