Earlier in January, during the ICC Awards, Omarzai was named the ICC Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year. The 24-year-old player starred as an all-rounder for Afghanistan in 2024, assisting the team ...

Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters In Afghanistan's nascent cricket history, Rashid Khan is unarguably the greatest but Azmatullah Omarzai can certainly claim to be the latest after winning ...

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that England's men's team will play their scheduled ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 fixture against Afghanistan, scheduled on February 26 in ...

As such, we can confirm that we will play this fixture." Afghanistan have shown significant improvement in limited-overs cricket, currently ranked eighth in ODI rankings, just below England who ...

Female participation in sport has effectively been outlawed since the Taliban's return to power in 2021, a move that puts the Afghanistan Cricket Board in direct contravention of the rules of the ...

The Taliban raided the homes of female athletes and many women's cricketers fled Afghanistan for their safety. The International Cricket Council (ICC) requires its full members, of which ...

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that England's men's team will play their scheduled ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 fixture against Afghanistan. Former Pakistan fast bowler ...

England will play their Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan later this month, England’s cricket board (ECB) said on Feb 6, despite calls to boycott the game in response to the Taliban ...

Afghanistan all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai on Friday opened up on becoming the first Afghan player to receive the prestigious 'Men's ODI Cricketer of the Year' award and said that it was a matter ...

Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters England will play their Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan later this month, England's cricket board (ECB) said on Thursday, despite calls to boycott ...

“It is a matter of great happiness for me to become the first Afghan player to win the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year award," said Omarzai, who finished as Afghanistan’s second-highest run-scorer and ...

Feb 6 (Reuters) - England will play their Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan later this month, England's cricket board (ECB) said on Thursday, despite calls to boycott the game in response ...