Afghanistan cricket team
Australia postpones Afghanistan Test, New Zealand ODIs
The Test, scheduled for Perth in late November, would have been the first played between cricketing superpower Australia and minnows Afghanistan.
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Ackerman appointed Afghanistan batting coach
He takes over the role from former Afghanistan captain Nawroz Mangal and starts his tenure in March with a three-match T20I series against Ireland.
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Cornwall takes 10 as West Indies crush Afghanistan in just over two days
Cornwall took a match haul of 10 wickets as the West Indies bowled out Afghanistan for 120 on day three and reached their target of 31 to seal the win in just over an hour of the first session in Lucknow.
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Proteas all-rounder Klusener appointed Afghanistan coach
Lance Klusener, who played 49 Tests and 171 ODIs for the Proteas between 1996 and 2004, takes over from former West Indies batsman Phil Simmons who left after the World Cup.
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Smith, Warner hungry as Australia launch World Cup campaign against Afghanistan
The star batsmen were both banned for a year for their roles in a ball-tampering scandal but they have found form on their return to the international set-up.
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Paceman Hassan surprise pick in Afghanistan World Cup squad
Afghanistan named fast bowler Hamid Hassan, who last played for the side in July 2016, in their 15-man squad for the Cricket World Cup on Monday.
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Afghanistan beat Ireland for historic first Test victory
Rahmat Shah and Ihsanullah Janat scored the fifties for the war-torn country as they chased down 147 for victory on day four in Dehradun, India.
