Afghanistan news

Mohammad Shahzad approached to underperform in Afghan T20 League

Sep 24, 2018: The Afghanistan wicketkeeper batsman was the subject of a corrupt approach during the ongoing Asia Cup in the UAE

T10 League 2018

Rashid Khan, Andre Russell to feature in T10 league

Jul 24, 2018: Other big names inducted in the tournament's mini-draft include Chris Lynn, Shane Watson and Brendon McCullum

'You can't bowl three balls and start looking for a wicket'

Jun 13, 2018: Afghanistan coach Phil Simmons talks about how the side have been preparing, physically and mentally, for their first Test

Afghanistan in India 2018

Mohammad Shahzad, the original Afghan superstar

Jun 10, 2018: You've seen his "Champyan" dance, seen him hit sixes because running is tiring, celebrate even before completing stumpings. What you've not seen is his struggle to keep doing what he has done all his life: play cricket

Afghanistan v India, only Test, Bengaluru

'We have better spinners than India' - Asghar Stanikzai

Jun 8, 2018: Ahead of Afghanistan's inaugural Test match, their captain, coach and other players spoke to ESPNcricinfo to share their views on their gifted spin attack

Afghanistan v Bangladesh, 1st T20I, Dehradun

How an Afghan blockbuster wowed Dehradun

Jun 4, 2018: They fought, they danced, they chased records and took a crowd of strangers along in a town that reminds them of home

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Shahzad fined, asked to relocate to Afghanistan

Apr 14, 2018: The Afghanistan Cricket Board has given a one-month ultimatum to Mohammad Shahzad to shift to Afghanistan from Pakistan or risk having his national contract terminated

Afghanistan v West Indies, World Cup Qualifier, Final, Harare

Afghanistan complete come-from-behind title win

Mar 25, 2018: Mohammad Shahzad's adventurous 84 led the way after teenager Mujeeb Ur Rahman had helped restrict West Indies to 204 in the final

Afghanistan v Ireland, World Cup Qualifiers, Harare

Afghanistan pull off the great escape to make World Cup

Mar 23, 2018: Afghanistan lost their group games to Scotland, Zimbabwe and Hong Kong and entered the Super Six with no points, but victories over West Indies, UAE and Ireland - as well as helpful results in other games - meant that Friday's win took them to the 2019 Wo

World Cup Qualifier 2018

Mohammad Shahzad suspended from World Cup Qualifier matches

Mar 7, 2018: The wicketkeeper-batsman was guilty of causing damage to a part of the ground during their two-run defeat to hosts Zimbabwe in Bulawayo

Afghanistan v Zimbabwe, 4th ODI, Sharjah

Mujeeb's maiden five-for seals Afghanistan's series win

Feb 16, 2018: The mystery spinner did the bulk of the damage as Zimbabwe collapsed to 134 all out. It only took Afghanistan 21.1 overs to chase that down without loss, with Mohammad Shahzad and Ihsanullah making unbeaten half-centuries

Afghanistan news

Mujeeb, Shahzad make Afghanistan squad for World Cup qualifier

Feb 5, 2018: The squad remains unchanged from the one selected to play against Zimbabwe in a five-match ODI series in Sharjah later this month

Afghanistan news

Shahzad back in Afghanistan squad for Zimbabwe series

Jan 7, 2018: Samiullah Shenwari is back after being rested for the ODIs against Ireland, while Hamid Hassan, who last played international cricket in July 2016, makes a comeback to the T20I squad

Afghanistan

The very best year of them all

Dec 31, 2017: Afghanistan have had an incredible run in international cricket since 2010, but with multiple series wins, and Test status, 2017 has been truly special

Afghanistan news

Mohammad Shahzad receives one-year ban for doping code violation

Dec 7, 2017: The ICC has retroactively suspended the Afghanistan wicketkepeer from January 17, 2017 to January 17, 2018. The matches he has played in between this period will be expunged from his record

Afghanistan news

Shahzad charged for doping violation

Apr 13, 2017: Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad has been charged by the ICC for violating the anti-doping code

Afghanistan v Ireland, ICC Intercontinental Cup, Greater Noida, 1st day

Stanikzai leads way as Ireland feel the heat

Mar 28, 2017: Asghar Stanikzai's century and fifties from Mohammad Shahzad and Nasir Jamal helped Afghanistan into a dominant position against Ireland

Afghanistan v Ireland, 3rd T20I, Greater Noida

Nabi, Shahzad seal Afghanistan's 3-0 whitewash

Mar 12, 2017: Bowlers and records were all over the place in Greater Noida as Afghanistan trumped Ireland by 28 runs to seal a 3-0 whitewash in a 438-run slugfest

Afghanistan v Ireland, 1st T20I, Greater Noida

Shenwari and Shahzad thump Ireland

Mar 8, 2017: Afghanistan's spinners Amir Hamza and Rashid Khan joined forces with batsmen Mohammad Shahzad and Samiullah Shenwari to deliver the side a six-wicket win over Ireland

Associate batting performance of the year

Right, said Mo

Feb 24, 2017: Mohammad Shahzad's swashbuckling century secured Afghanistan's fourth series victory over Zimbabwe in the space of three months