HarenAfghan women just wanna ‘Bend it like Bumrah’ but the world failed them
Gurinder Chadha’s much-acclaimed and charmingly funny 2002 movie Bend It Like Beckham starts with the football-crazy teen Jess imagining herself as David Beckham while watching England’s set-piece superstar on television.…
ICC Champions Trophy: Afghanistan ban unlikely over absence of women’s team despite boycott calls
Despite growing calls from England, including from Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and South Africa to boycott Afghanistan for the Taliban’s continuous refusal to field a women’s cricket team as per…
Rashid Khan urges Taliban to reconsider ban on medical education for women in Afghanistan
Afghanistan cricket superstar Rashid Khan on Wednesday urged the Taliban government to reconsider the ban on medical training for women in the country. On Monday, Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada issued…
Benafsha, the Afghan cricket queen, who defeated the Taliban, by building her own life, taking the team along, talking a lot and listening to Farsi love ballads | Cricket News
Benafsha Hashimi is sitting on her father’s lap, stroking his beard, in Kabul, Afghanistan when an advisory message plays out on the television. “Don’t come to Australia illegally on boats”,…
Afghanistan’s women’s refugee cricket team to play in Australia | Cricket News
While Cricket Australia had been not playing any bilateral series against Afghanistan due to the Taliban government’s stance on women’s rights, an Afghanistan women’s XI comprising cricketers who took refuge…
Rashid Khan ties knot in a grand ceremony in Kabul
Afghanistan all-rounder Rashid Khan got married in a grand ceremony in Kabul on Thursday. Three of Rashid’s brothers also tied their knots on the same night. The event was attended…
‘Afghanistan stadiums have better facilities than this one’: Controversy over state of Greater Noida Sports Complex Stadium
The second day of the Afghanistan versus New Zealand one-off Test match was washed out without a ball being bowled at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Stadium, which is also…
Ajaz Patel, New Zealand’s sub-continent specialist, eyes another sweet homecoming
Almost three years ago, Ajaz Patel became only the third cricketer to claim 10 wickets in a Test innings after Jim Laker and Anil Kumble. It was a sweet homecoming…
Cricket Australia chief reiterates country’s stance on not playing bilateral cricket against Afghanistan until ‘level of progress’
Cricket Australia has refrained from playing Afghanistan in a bilateral series due to the stance Taliban Government’s rights regarding women cricketers in the country and Australian Cricket CEO Nick Hockley…
From Jodhpur to Kabul: Meet Devender Kumar, the voice of Afghanistan cricket
Three weeks ago, during the toss for the 2024 Shpageeza Cricket League final, the jam-packed Kabul International Cricket Stadium gave a standing ovation to an Indian. It was for the…