Hamid Hassan

Pacer Hamid Hassan and former captain Asghar Afghan were on Monday named in Afghanistan's 15-strong World Cup squad headlined by IPL stars Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi.

Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi won the toss and opted to bat against Namibia in their Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup, here on Sunday.

It could have been the perfect signing off for this pillar of the Afghanistan team, Hamid Hassan. As his team strived to defend 227 against Pakistan here on Saturday, all the 32-year-old, who played 38 ODIs and 22 T20Is, was left doing was cool off his heels in the dressing room. After bowling just two overs, the pace bowler had to leave the field due to a hamstring pull.

Afghanistan Cricket Board extends Jonathan Trott's coaching contract through 2025 following a successful tenure marked by significant team progress. Under Trott's leadership, Afghanistan achieved notable victories in the 2023 World Cup and reached their first T20 World Cup semi-final in 2024.

Afghanistan fast bowler Hamid Hassan is optimistic about defeating India in the T20 World Cup on Wednesday on the back of their "best spinners" who have troubled most teams in the showpiece event.

If everything goes according to the plan, a tunnel and planted aquarium will come at Mahatma Gandhi Park in Hubballi. Bengaluru-based HNI Enterprises has submitted a proposal with an estimated cost of Rs 4 crore to set it up.

On a day Afghanistan named a 15-member side for the upcoming World Cup, their former coach Lalchand Rajput feels that they can "upset some of the top teams" in mega tournament, primarily banking on their spinners.

Afghanistan opted to bowl against India in an all-important Super 12 game of the ICC T20 World Cup on Wednesday. Ravichandran Ashwin will play his first white ball game in four years in place of injured Varun Chakravarthy, who has a left-calf issue while Suryakumar Yadav, having recovered from back spasm, is back in pace of Ishan Kishan.

Afghanistan on Monday dropped four players from their Twenty20 World Cup squad, also shuffling the one-day combination for their tour of Bangladesh starting next month.

An impressive Afghanistan thump Zimbabwe by 59 runs in their do-or-die final first round Group B match at VCA stadium in Nagpur on Saturday to book a spot in the Super 10 stage.

There are other players like UAE's Shaiman Anwar who scored over 300 runs in the tournament, including a century against Ireland and two half-centuries against Pakistan and Zimbabwe.

Pacers Hamid Hassan and Naveen-ul-Haq shared six wickets between them in impressive bowling spells as Afghanistan crushed Namibia by 62 runs in their 'Super 12' match of the T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

Afghanistan's latest cricket sensation Hamid Hassan found his way into the pages of the popular US daily the 'Wall Street Journal' after his somersaulting antics post Kumar Sangakkara's wicket in their match against Sri Lanka caught the attention of one and all.

Eyeing a semifinals spot on the back of an excellent run, Afghanistan will fancy their chances against a struggling India in the T20 World Cup on Wednesday, says its senior pacer Hamid Hassan.

Pakistan's top anti-corruption agency has summoned three retired generals, who were allegedly involved in the lease of railway land to a golf club at a throwaway price resulting in the loss of over Rs 16 billion.

Former India captain Rahul Dravid has been included in the MCC side which will take on County champions Nottinghamshire in Abu Dhabi.

Afghanistan achieved a massive 200-run victory over Bangladesh in Abu Dhabi. Young pacer Bilal Sami delivered a stellar performance, taking five wickets. This win marks Afghanistan's largest ODI victory margin at the venue. Rashid Khan also contributed significantly with the ball. The team's bowlers were instrumental in restricting Bangladesh to a low score.

Batting great Sachin Tendulkar says Afghanistan had no answer to R Ashwin's 'back-flip' ball -- seam facing the leg slip -- during India's must-win T2O World Cup match here in Abu Dhabi.

The district administration in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur has saved land worth Rs 250 crore belonging to a local temple from the clutches of land mafia, an official said.

Afghanistan are desperate to play in the 2011 World Cup. Khan, the country's first foreign coach, has been given the task of taking a team with little resources.

The ICC has launched a task force and support fund, in partnership with the BCCI, ECB and Cricket Australia, to aid displaced Afghan women cricketers. This initiative includes financial assistance and a high-performance program with elite coaching and facilities. The ICC also approved financial statements and announced key committee appointments, including re-appointments for Sourav Ganguly and Catherine Campbell.

A look at the underdogs of the 2015 ICC World Cup, who have shone bright and broken stereotypes of the game.

Faf du Plessis, JP Duminy and Hashim Amla have all spoken of the challenge facing South Africa - seen by many as pre-tournament favourites - in the ICC World Twenty20.

Skipper Gulbadin Naib admitted Afghanistan struggled in English conditions and blamed wayward bowling in the first 10 overs for their 34-run loss to Sri Lanka in the World Cup here.

Sri Lanka's batsmen, led by Tillakaratne Dilshan's unbeaten 83, backed a rather ordinary bowling performance to avoid, what many expected, an upset and win by six wickets in the end.

Rohit Sharma smashed his way to a strokeful 150 while Ajinkya Rahane blasted an unbeaten 88 as India posted a huge 364 for five against Afghanistan in their World Cup warm up match.

Defending champions Sri Lanka had to toil hard to get past Afghanistan by six wickets and make a winning start in the Super10s of World Twenty20 at the Eden Gardens on Thursday evening.

Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim struck resilient half-centuries to lift Bangladesh to 267 all out against an inspired Afghanistan bowling on Wednesday.

Enigmatic Pakistan will hope to continue their resurgent run while keeping complacency at bay when they play Afghanistan in the ICC World Cup on Saturday.

Fully capable of creating upsets in England, the Afghanistan squad includes influential players like leg-spinner Rashid Khan who can provide the spark at crunch moments and create panic in the opposition camp.