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The Afghanistan Cricket Board on Saturday suspended the contract of wicket-keeper batsman mohammad shahzad for an indefinite period for breaching its Code of Conduct.

Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batsman mohammad shahzad has reported a spot-fixing approach for the upcoming Afghan Premier T20 League to be held in Sharjah from October 5-23.

KL Rahul (60) and Ambati Rayudu (57) added 110 runs for the opening wicket. mohammad shahzad (124 off 116 balls) and Mohammad Nabi (64 off 56 balls) guided Afghanistan to 252/8. Afghanistan captain Asghar won the toss and opted to bat

Afghanistan have recalled batsmen mohammad shahzad and Hazratullah Zazai to their 16-man squad for the two-match Twenty20 International series against Bangladesh later this month.

Had his girlfriend been less demanding, mohammad shahzad (21) would still have his job and his reputation intact.

Kaun Banega Crorepati 11 got their fourth crorepati in jail superintendent Ajeet Kumar. Very swiftly and confidently he played the game and Big B lauded his confidence.

mohammad shahzad on Sunday became the first Afghanistan player to reach 2000 T20I runs.

mohammad shahzad says it was for buying plot in Lucknow

Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batsman mohammad shahzad achieved a rare feat as he equalled Pakistan's Shahid Afridi unique record - when a batsman has scored an ODI hundred in lowest team scores - of slamming a ton when the team's total was just 131 on the board. The 30-year-old batsman took 88 balls to reach his 5th ODI century

Opener mohammad shahzad top-scored with a sparkling 39-ball 61 as Afghanistan defeated Scotland by 14 runs in their ICC World Twenty20 match on Tuesday.

Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batsman mohammad shahzad has been suspended from all forms of cricket for a period of 12 months for violating ACB's disciplinary rules, the country's cricket Board (ACB) said on Sunday.

Controversy arose in Haridwar when the Ganga Sabha allegedly opposed the district administration's invitation to three Muslim MLAs for a state foundation day event at Har-ki-Pauri ghat. The Sabha cited a long-standing tradition and a 1935 rule prohibiting non-Hindus' entry. While the MLAs did not attend, the incident sparked debate about religious inclusivity at the sacred site.

Afghanistan skipper Mohammad Nabi won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in a T20 World Cup Super 12 Group 2 match on Friday.

For the second successive night, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) endured a repeat of their Asia Cup opener against Sri Lanka--where their bowlers gave a good account for themselves only for the batsmen to come a cropper. Against Bangladesh on Friday evening, UAE's bowlers exploited the conditions well to restrict the hosts to 133-8 but their batsmen failed to make a match of it---surrendering the contest by 51 runs.

Backing his natural game, mohammad shahzad gave Faf du Plessis a fright when he smacked 44 off 17 balls at the Wankhede Stadium.

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 defeated Hong Kong by six wickets for their second straight win in the ICC World T20 qualifier here on Thursday.

They came into the World Cup with huge expectations, but the wheels seem to be coming off rapidly for Afghanistan. The tournament is now turning out to be one disastrous campaign for the minnows.

They went toe-to-toe with the big teams and ended their campaign on a high by registering a win against the eventual winners, West Indies.

The journey of Shapoor Zadran, a huge frame with a genial approach, is symbolic to the battles endured by cricket in Afghanistan. Poverty, fear of the war-stricken society and now gun attacks, the veteran left-arm pacer's zeal is the paradigm in Afghan cricket.

The helicopter shot is not the only thing Afghanistan's Shahzad has in common with Dhoni. Both are keeper-batsman, they share the same initials 'MS'.

The latest episode of Kaun Banega Crorepati begins with Big B reciting a poem. He starts the game with rollover contestant Ajeet playing the question for Rs. 25,00,000.

The five cricketers from Afghanistan are keeper batsman mohammad shahzad, a well-known MS Dhoni fan, skipper Asghar Stanikzai, allrounder Mohammad Nabi, 18-year-old legspinner Rashid Khan and medium-pacer Dawlat Zadran.

At over 90kg, mohammad shahzad is the complete antithesis of fitness freak Virat Kohli but the Afghan wicketkeeper-batsman says who needs a punishing regimen like the Indian captain when he can hit longer sixes than the world's No.1 ODI batsman.

Afghanistan wicket-keeper mohammad shahzad alleged that his country's cricket board conspired to throw him out of the World Cup squad even though he was fit enough to carry on. The organisers announced on June 8 that Shahzad was ruled out for the remainder of the World Cup due to a "knee injury". Skipper Gulbadin Naib had called Shahzad's being ruled out a big loss.

Put in to bat first, Afghanistan made 123/7 against the West Indies in their last match of Super 10 Group 1 at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur on Sunday.

Former Afghanistan skipper Asghar Afghan on Sunday received a guard of honour from Namibia during the ongoing match in the T20 World Cup.

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.

In a chat with TOI, Mrugang (Monty) Desai, the team’s batting coach, shared his experiences of being part of the side and the learning experience for everyone involved with the side.