Kabul, July 24 (IANS) Left-arm fast bowler Fazalhaq Farooqi has made a return to Afghanistan’s ODI squad for the five-game series against Ireland, while veteran off-spin bowling all-rounder Mohammad Nabi has been omitted from the 15-member squad, said the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Friday.Experienced batter Rahmat Shah will lead the side in his first assignment as a full-time ODI captain of Afghanistan. He recently took over the leadership duties from Hashmatullah Shahidi, who continue…
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Dubai, July 22 (IANS) Shubman Gill has moved to within touching distance of the top spot in the ICC Men’s ODI batter rankings after his prolific run against England, while Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have also strengthened India’s presence at the top of the charts in the latest update. New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell continues to occupy the No.1 position with 802 rating points, but Gill is now just one point behind after amassing 188 runs during India’s three-match ODI series against England. Kohl…
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Tributes poured in from across the cricketing world after former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran passed away in India on Tuesday following a prolonged illness.The 38-year-old, one of the pioneers of Afghanistan cricket, died a day before his 39th birthday after battling stage four Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare and life-threatening immune disorder, while undergoing treatment in a hospital in New Delhi.Afghanistan star Rashid Khan led the condolen…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Batting great Sunil Gavaskar believes fast bowler Prasidh Krishna may have reached a turning point in his international career after producing a match-winning spell to guide India to a nine-wicket, series-sweeping victory over Afghanistan in the third ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Prasidh registered his maiden ODI five-wicket haul with outstanding figures of 5-23 in nine overs, ripping through Afghanistan’s top order and reducing them to 36/4. His efforts laid th…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna’s maiden five‑wicket haul and Yashasvi Jaiswal’s fluent unbeaten century powered India to a commanding nine-wicket victory over Afghanistan in the third ODI and sealed a 3‑0 series sweep at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.Prasidh’s sensational figures of 5-23 in nine overs, including taking four scalps in the power-play with his pace, bounce, and swing, helped India bowl out Afghanistan for 218 in 44.2 overs, despite skipper Ha…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna claimed his maiden five‑wicket haul in ODIs as India bowled out Afghanistan for 218 in the third and final match of the series here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday, despite a fighting maiden century from skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi.India struck early after Afghanistan elected to bat first by reducing the visitors to 36/4 inside the first ten overs. Prasidh was the chief destroyer with the new ball by using pace, bounce, and swing t…
Chennai, June 20 (IANS) India have included Prasidh Krishna, Harsh Dubey and Nitish Kumar Reddy in their playing eleven as Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat first in the third and final ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday.India have already taken a 2-0 lead in the three-game series after a massive 170-run win in Lucknow. Another win in Chennai will hand them a 3-0 series sweep. Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said they have four changes, with Mohammad Nabi, Azmatulla…
Dharamshala, June 13 (IANS) Debutants Gurnoor Brar and Harsh Dubey claimed three wickets apiece as India bowled out Afghanistan for 194 in the rain‑hit opening ODI at the HPCA Stadium on Saturday, despite a blistering century coming from Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s willow.Gurbaz had luck on his side — India didn’t review an lbw appeal when he was on 14, and he made them pay. After taking time to get going and understanding the pitch, he launched into the Indian back-up bowlers with some outrageous…
Dharamshala, June 13 (IANS) India have handed debuts to left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Harsh Dubey and fast bowler Gurnoor Brar as skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and elected to bowl first in the rain‑hit first ODI against Afghanistan at the HPCA Stadium on Saturday.The toss finally took place after a delay of four hours and 15 minutes due to rain. The match will be played as a 25‑overs‑a‑side contest and will start at 5:45 pm. India have also slotted KL Rahul at number three in Vir…
New Chandigarh, June 8 (IANS) Debutant left-arm spinner Manav Suthar capped a dream Test debut as India completed their biggest-ever victory in the format, thrashing Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs on the third day of the one-off Test at the New PCA Stadium on Monday. After piling up a commanding 564/8 declared in their first innings, India dismissed Afghanistan for 152 before Lunch on Day 3 and enforced the follow-on. The hosts then bowled the visitors out for 112 in just 35.5 overs to s…