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A social media post by Karim Janat mistakenly led fans to believe Afghanistan batter Rahmat Shah had passed away due to an inaccurate Instagram translation. The post was actually a condolence message for the death of Rahmat Shah's mother, not the cricketer himself. The confusion was clarified, confirming Rahmat Shah is alive.

National selectors convene in Guwahati to discuss workload management post-IPL 2026, with Afghanistan series on the agenda. Key pacers Bumrah and Siraj's fitness will be scrutinized. Emerging talents like Prince Yadav and Mohsin Khan are in contention, potentially filling gaps if senior bowlers are rested. Kohli and Sharma's return also noted.

There is still no confirmation on the three T20 Internationals that were earlier expected to be part of the tour.

Kohli and Rohit retired from Test cricket last year and now only play ODI cricket for India. Apart from international matches, most of their cricket now comes in the IPL.

Afghanistan's cricket stars Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi visited former teammate Shapoor Zadran in a Greater Noida hospital. Zadran is battling a rare, life-threatening immune disorder. Nabi shared a heartfelt update, expressing his pain at seeing the once-feared bowler hospitalized and praying for his swift recovery and return to loved ones.

Cricket Canada has appointed Monty Desai as the new head coach of the men's national team, marking a pivotal moment for the country's cricketing future. Desai, with extensive experience in Associate cricket, including significant success with Nepal, aims to restore Canada's prominence through performance and a long-term vision.

Ravichandran Ashwin has strongly opposed the idea of India fielding separate T20I squads for overlapping international commitments. He emphasised that an India cap should retain its prestige and not be casually awarded, advocating for the India A pathway to groom talent instead. Ashwin believes this approach would preserve the value and respect associated with representing the senior national team.

India national cricket team will tour Ireland in June for a T20I series ahead of their England trip. The series marks a transition for Ireland after Paul Stirling stepped down as T20I captain. He will continue in ODIs, saying, "It has been a tremendous honour to lead Ireland in this format."

In a significant development, TOI has learnt that for the first time in five years, the Afghanistan cricket team will undertake a short tour to India in June. “Yes, the Afghanistan cricket team will undertake a short tour to India in June, after the World Test Championship final (at The Oval in London from June 7-11),” a source in the BCCI told TOI.

Six universities will coordinate in these six areas while preparing the model syllabus, official sources said.

Afghanistan's cricket board has extended head coach Jonathan Trott's contract for an additional year, recognizing his significant contributions to the team's success. Trott took over in July 2022 and has led the team to several notable achievements, including a successful performance at the T20 Asia Cup 2022, a maiden international win, a T20I series victory against Pakistan, and their first-ever ODI series victory over Bangladesh. Afghanistan also had a commendable campaign at the ODI World Cup.

Ibrahim Zadran has been named the new T20I captain of the afghanistan national cricket team for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka national cricket team, replacing Rashid Khan after Afghanistan’s early exit from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026. The Afghanistan Cricket Board said the leadership change is part of a long-term strategy, while also making several squad changes ahead of future tournaments.

Set to make its historic Test debut against formidable India starting on Thursday, Afghanistan is heavily banking on its experience of playing in four-day games to challenge the hosts, said the visiting team captain Asghar Stanikzai.

There is a distinct advantage of having Rashid Khan in the team as Afghanistan coach Phil Simmons feels all the spotlight which the star spinner has garnered has allowed his lesser-known colleagues to prepare peacefully for the historic one-off Test against India.

Relief and excitement are the overwhelming emotions for Afghanistan after Australia confirmed they would host them for a one-off Test in Perth from Nov. 21, the chief executive of the country's cricket board said.

The Afghanistan Cricket Board re-appointed former captain Asghar Afghan as the skipper across all formats of the game on Wednesday. The decision taken by the ACB's top management officials, comes seven months after Asghar was stripped from captaincy across formats.

Cricket Australia on Friday postponed a one-off Test against Afghanistan and an ODI series against New Zealand, citing complexity of scheduling international matches during the global coronavirus pandemic.