Afghanistan vs Pakistan ODIs shifted from UAE to Hambantota

Karim Janat, Ikram Alikhil return among a host of changes

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh among eight teams to play the first round to try and qualify for the Super 12s stage

Middle-order batter Najibullah Zadran has been named his deputy

Each win now worth 12 points, a draw worth four points and a tie worth six points

At a time when Afghanistan is in the world's political focus again, the first pan-subcontinental star offers a respite from all that heavy context

Over the past three years, Afghanistan have gone through a very public struggle to find the right man to lead them

Hashmatullah Shahidi is the new ODI and Test captain; T20I captaincy decision to be made soon

The Lahore Qalandars have re-signed the legspinner after his replacement Shakib Al Hasan pulled out of the PSL

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