Greater Noida Complex sports ground has come under the scanner after the one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand didn't get underway on successive days despite no rain. A spell of shower on preceding evenings has proved to be enough to play spoilsport so far.
The one-off Test match between Afghanistan and New Zealand was scheduled to commence on September 9 at Greater Noida. But there is no play possible still despite only one spell of rain since Monday morning and the poor facilities here have raised a lot of eyebrows.
Afghanistan Cricket team faces New Zealand in a one-off Test in Greater Noida. The Afghanistan Cricket Board has named a 16-member squad for the Test match, starting on September 9. A veteran all-rounder has missed out on being part of the team.
Afghanistan will be facing New Zealand in a one-off Test in Greater Noida in September 2024. The Afghanistan Cricket Board has announced the team squad for the preparatory camp ahead of the Test match. Rashid Khan is not in the 20-member squad.
West Indies are already qualified for the Super 8 round of the T20 World Cup but are yet to face Afghanistan in their final group game. The Caribbean side is currently ranked third just ahead of England and the skipper is delighted with the team's progress.
Cricket Australia decided to postpone a scheduled three-match T20 series against Afghanistan after consulting with the Australian government and concluding that there has been a "marked distribution" in the rights of women in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan is set to tour Sri Lanka for one-off Test, 3 ODIs and as many T20Is starting from February 2. The visitors have announced their squad for the Test match and have handed maiden call-ups to two players even as Rashid Khan has been ruled out of the game.
Afghanistan Cricket Board has vowed to take more stringent action in the future if a player(s) attempts to prioritise T20 leagues over national commitment.
Afghanistan will tour India for a three-match T20I series starting from January 11. They have named a 19-member squad for the series against India. Notably, Mujeeb has made a return.
The third and final T20I between UAE and Afghanistan is set to be played at the Sharjah cricket stadium on Tuesday (January 2). The series is locked at 1-1 with both sides winning a game each and the decider promises to be an enthralling encounter.
Mujeeb Ur Rahman who had also requested an NOC and expressed the desire to be released from the central contract is currently playing for Melbourne Renegades in the BBL. As per Renegades, the mystery spinner is going to be available for the entire season.
UAE and Afghanistan are set to face each other in the three-match T20I series starting from December 29 with all matches scheduled to be played in Sharjah. While UAE have nothing much to look forward to, Afghanistan will be keen on preparing for the T20 World Cup next year.
All three players represented Afghanistan during the recently concluded ODI World Cup in India and performed key roles to help the team achieve some remarkable results.
The Afghanistan cricket team managed to impress everyone with its remarkable display in the recently culminated ODI World Cup 2023. They managed to finish sixth in the points table with four wins out of nine games, with victories over England and Pakistan.
Veteran allrounder Gulbadin Naib has been given the responsibility to lead the 15-member men's squad at the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games 2023. The team looks fairly balanced on paper and has a good mix of experience and youth.
Rashid Khan played the entire IPL 2023 season for Gujarat Titans who ended as the runners up. Did he play with injury or the workload of playing too much cricket has finally taken down the leg-spinner?
After crashing out of the T20 World Cup 2022, Mohammad Nabi had stepped down from the captain's post. Rashid, who has earlier led the team has been re-appointed as the T20I captain.
The 29-year-old former cricket played only two One Day Internationals for the Afghanistan cricket team at the age of 17 back in 2010
Afghanistan will play in the Asia Cup in 2022 and the ICC T20 World Cup in the same year, followed by the Asia Cup and the ICC 50-over World Cup in 2023.
Tait, a Level 2 certified coach from Cricket Australia, had also signed up to be the bowling coach of Puducherry in Indian domestic cricket.
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