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  Asghar Afghan to retire after Afghanistan vs Namibia match T20 World Cup 2021

  Cricket | October 31, 2021 2:48 IST

  Asghar Afghan has played in six Tests, 114 ODIs and 74 T20Is after making his debut in 2009. He has scored 440 runs at an average of 44 in Tests, 2424 runs in ODIs at an average of 24.73 and 1351 runs in T20Is at an average of 21.79.

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  Asghar Afghan slams Australia's Tim Paine for boycott comments

  Cricket | September 12, 2021 19:29 IST

  The 33-year-old told Paine to not make statements that would lead to Afghanistan cricket being isolated.

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  AFG vs ZIM | Afghan skipper breaks MS Dhoni's captaincy record after clinching T20I series 3-0

  Cricket | March 20, 2021 19:55 IST

  Afghanistan registered a 47-run victory over Zimbabwe in the third and final game of the three-match series.

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  Afghanistan's Asghar Afghan equals MS Dhoni's captaincy record in T20Is after win over Zimbabwe

  Cricket | March 20, 2021 10:16 IST

  Asghar Afghan needs only one more win to become the most successful T20I captain in history.

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  AFG vs ZIM: Skipper Afghan scores maiden Test ton as Afghanistan dominate on Day 1

  Cricket | March 10, 2021 21:15 IST

  Afghanistan are looking to draw the two-match series after Zimbabwe won the first Test by 10 wickets.

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  Asghar Afghan reappointed Afghanistan captain across all formats

  Cricket | December 11, 2019 16:32 IST

  The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Wednesday reappointed senior player Asghar Afghan as the national team's captain across all the three formats of the game.

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  1st Test: Ton-up Rahmat, veteran Asghar guide Afghanistan to 271/5 against Bangladesh on Day 1

  Cricket | September 05, 2019 18:45 IST

  Bangladesh, playing without a proper seamer, removed openers Ihsanullah (9) and Ibrahim Zadran (21) early with left-arm spinner Taijul Islam snaring both the wickets.

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  Asghar Afghan is still my captain, says Afghanistan's Gulbadin Naib

  Cricket | May 24, 2019 10:50 IST

  After Afghan was sacked, Naib was given the charge for ODI while Rahmat Shah and Rashid Khan were given the charge for Test side and T20I, respectively.

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  Afghanistan chief selector justifies Asghar Afghan's sacking as captain ahead of WC

  Cricket | May 07, 2019 16:45 IST

  Asghar was the captain in all formats but now Naib will lead the team in the 50-over World Cup, Rashid in T20s and Rahmat Shah in Tests. 

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  Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi blast Afghanistan Cricket Board for stripping Asghar Afghan of national captaincy

  Cricket | April 06, 2019 14:46 IST

  In the last four years, Asghar Afghan has had a successful tenure as Afghanistan skipper, leading his team to victory in 33 ODIs and 37 T20Is.

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  Asghar Afghan axed from Afghanistan captaincy, Gulbadin Naib to lead in 2019 World Cup

  Cricket | April 05, 2019 18:05 IST

  It marked the end of Asghar Afghan's four-year stint as captain of the Afghanistan team across the three formats.

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  Pakistan PM Imran Khan congratulates Afghanistan for their first-ever Test victory

  Cricket | March 19, 2019 10:13 IST

  Afghanistan clinched their maiden Test victory by seven wickets against Ireland at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun.

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  Historic day for Afghanistan: Skipper Asghar Afghan

  Cricket | March 18, 2019 17:40 IST

  Rahmat Shah who smashed half-centuries in both the innings, which helped him being named the 'Man of the Match', also congratulated his countrymen on the historic win and praised the bowlers.