After years of fighting, Afghanistan's women's cricket team has now won support from the sport's governing body. One of the exiled players told DW this marks a significant leap in a long, grueling ...

England cricket captain Jos Buttler said last week that his side should not boycott a match against the Afghanistan men's team when they are scheduled to play in the Champions Trophy on Feb. 26 in ...

England cricket captain Jos Buttler said last week that his side should not boycott a match against the Afghanistan men's team when they are scheduled to play in the Champions Trophy on Feb. 26 in ...

The players wore blue shirts that were designed specially featuring a logo of a cricket ball and tulip, Afghanistan's national flower. The shirt did not feature the country's flag or its colours.

Topline The Afghan men's national cricket team will have the chance to secure a historic semi-final slot at the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup on Monday and knock out one of the sport’s biggest ...

England will face Afghanistan in their second group game of the 2025 Champions Trophy, but more than 160 politicians have called for a boycott over the Taliban's outlawing of female sport ...

The growth of cricket in the country helped Afghanistan become a full ICC member in 2017, coming with a requirement to have a national women's team. However, it was not until November 2020 that 25 ...

Comment Has English cricket no shame? Playing Afghanistan is a disgrace If England’s governing body had any backbone, they would have refused this match, writes Gemma Abbott.