Kabul, April 12 (IANS) Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) officials held a comprehensive meeting with Afghanistan’s newly appointed head coach Richard Pybus on Sunday, who arrived in the capital city just a day earlier to take charge of a month-long skill development camp aimed at preparing for the series against India, to be played in June. Pybus took over the top job from Jonathan Trott after being appointed for the role in February. “Afghanistan Cricket Board’s CEO, Naseeb Khan, alongside the …
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Kabul, April 11 (IANS) Afghanistan’s newly-appointed head coach Richard Pybus arrived in the capital city on Saturday to take charge of a month-long skill development camp aimed at preparing for the series against India, to be played in June.Pybus, who has taken over the top job from Jonathan Trott, was received by Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) CEO Naseeb Khan on his arrival in Kabul. “During their meeting, the CEO outlined the ACB’s strategic goals and shared high expectations for the futur…
Kabul, March 5 (IANS) Opener Ibrahim Zadran has been named Afghanistan’s T20I captain for the upcoming white-ball series against Sri Lanka and replaces leg-spinner Rashid Khan in the top role, said the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Thursday.Zadran previously served as the T20I team’s vice-captain and now takes over from Rashid as the selectors made sweeping changes to the squad following the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup, where Afghanistan bowed out in the league stage of the competition.“…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Afghanistan will tour India for a one-off Test and three ODIs in June, said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Monday. The series, to be held soon after the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) ends, will mark Afghanistan’s first bilateral series against India after their last face-off happened via a three-game T20I series in January 2024. As per a statement by secretary Devajit Saikia, the Test match will be played at the PCA Stadium in New Chandigarh fr…
Kabul, Feb 24 (IANS) The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has appointed Richard Pybus as the new head coach of the Afghanistan men’s national team on Tuesday. Pybus will replace former coach Jonathan Trott, who stepped down from the role after the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.”The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Pybus as the Head Coach of the Afghanistan National Team. He will join AfghanAtalan ahead of the upcoming white-ball series against Sri…