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With ball in hand, Nasum's bouncebackability on show again

The offspinner took key wickets and kept a lid on Afghanistan's scoring in the game's decisive performance

17-Sep-2025•Mohammad Isam

For AM Ghazanfar, the future is now

The 19-year-old Afghanistan mystery spinner has already made a splash in all three formats since his international debut in 2024, and he's got the confidence to take on the world

15-Sep-2025•Nagraj Gollapudi

Afghanistan get the win they needed, but Trott wants improvement

In the end the target was well out of reach for Hong Kong but there are greater challenges ahead

10-Sep-2025•Danyal Rasool

'Maybe I have something...' - the phenomenal rise of Noor Ahmad

The Afghanistan spinner is only 20, a match-winner in his own right, and travelling around the world playing in various T20 leagues with aplomb

08-Sep-2025•Shashank Kishore

Stats - Nawaz sets new benchmarks as Afghanistan sink to record low

Mohammad Nawaz enters the record books with hat-trick and five-wicket haul in UAE T20I tri-series final against Afghanistan

08-Sep-2025•Sampath Bandarupalli

Asia Cup 2025: Politics, passion and a stage for new rivalries

Of course there is India vs Pakistan, but there is also a lot more to look forward to in the UAE

07-Sep-2025•Shashank Kishore

New loyalties - Ross Taylor joins growing list of dual-internationals

Check out the growing list of male cricketers who have gone across borders to play more international cricket

05-Sep-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

All you need to know about the men's T20 Asia Cup

When is the India vs Pakistan game? What's the format? Who are the players to watch? And a lot more...

05-Sep-2025•Abhijato Sensarma

Pakistan, Afghanistan, UAE gear up for Asia Cup rehearsal

The three teams contest a tri-series in Sharjah starting on Friday, in preparation for the grander Asia Cup next month

28-Aug-2025•Danyal Rasool

How a break from cricket helped Rashid Khan rediscover his best

Having endured two difficult IPL seasons after rushing back into action following back surgery, the legspinner took two months off and has returned rejuvenated

09-Aug-2025•Nagraj Gollapudi

The mystique of Kolkata 2001 is still unbeatable

Leeds 2019 and Brisbane 2021 made strong claims to the crown, but Kolkata 2001 still prevailed among the fans as the greatest Test match of the 21st century

21-Jun-2025•Karthik Krishnaswamy

How many bowlers have taken four wickets in five balls without taking a hat-trick?

And who has the highest individual ODI score against England?

04-Mar-2025•Steven Lynch

Travis Head, Australia's everyman, enters his box-office era

The sharp end of a global tournament is looming, so guess who is getting back into his stride?

28-Feb-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Ibrahim Zadran goes from staid to spectacular to finish England off

After an injury layoff and a few low scores, Ibrahim Zadran repays Afghanistan's faith with a match-winning century in a crucial game

26-Feb-2025•Danyal Rasool

Stats - Ibrahim Zadran achieves new Champions Trophy high

Having become the first Afghanistan batter to score a World Cup hundred, he achieved another first with his sensational 177 against England

26-Feb-2025•ESPNcricinfo stats team

How to be successful in the Champions Trophy? Look to the middle overs

In ODI cricket in 2025, the contest belongs to the team that can maximise batting and bowling efficiency in overs 11 to 40

20-Feb-2025•Kartikeya Date

Afghan women have few rights under Taliban rule, but does sanctioning the men's cricket team help them?

Unlike in apartheid South Africa, sanctions will very likely do little for the cause of Afghan women

20-Feb-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

His brother broke his bats. Now Rahmanullah Gurbaz breaks them hitting sixes

The Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter talks about his rise from humble beginnings in Khost

18-Feb-2025•Firdose Moonda

Champions Trophy - A critical test for ODI cricket and Pakistan as hosts

There have been several hurdles and setbacks on the journey to Karachi, but the Champions Trophy is finally here

17-Feb-2025•Andrew Fidel Fernando

Giant-slayers Afghanistan are serious contenders for semi-finals

Their weakness is the middle order which puts the pressure of scoring on their opening pair of Gurbaz and Ibrahim

14-Feb-2025•Nagraj Gollapudi

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