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Lavalette column: Afghanistan eye their moment of history

9 September 2020 0 comments

Afghanistan have a destiny that has gathered pace to become a reality over the past five years, writes Tristan Lavalette

Afghanistan make shock decision of sacking captain Asghar Afghan

5 April 2019 0 comments

Teammates hit back at axing

Cricket can be a funny game, says Rahane ahead of Afghanistan Test

13 June 2018 0 comments

India’s stand-in captain isn’t going to take the Test newcomers lightly in Bangalore

Rashid Khan the star to shine as Afghanistan gear up for India Test

12 June 2018 0 comments

Afghanistan play India in Bangalore on Thursday in their inaugural Test match

Planet Cricket: Cutting down on T20s to clear up frenzied schedule would be catastrophic

28 February 2018 0 comments

TIm Wigmore reflects on comments made by Trevor Bayliss last week and how emerging nations use T20 as the bedrock of their development

The figures which prove Rashid Khan to be the world’s best T20 bowler

24 January 2018 0 comments

Tim Wigmore says the young Afghanistan leg-spinner can be as good as Murali and has the numbers to back up his claim

Afghanistan to travel to India for first ever Test match

11 December 2017 0 comments

Test newcomers could face India and Australia in their first two series of red-ball cricket

Stat Zone: The 18-year-old from Afghanistan you need to know about

21 November 2017 0 comments

Simon Sweetman opens to the record books up to see how close Baheer Khan is to breaking a certain batting feat

Hollioake reiterates his commitment to Afghanistan after bomb scare

19 September 2017 0 comments

Kabul suicide attack on country’s national stadium killed three and was 100 metres away from Hollioake

Planet Cricket – At last! Ireland and Afghanistan pass the Test

28 June 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) Tim Wigmore on the remarkable rise of Ireland and Afghanistan after both nations were granted Full Member Test […]

Afghans have edge now but don’t write off Irish

11 April 2017 0 comments

Tim Wigmore focuses on the top end of the Tier Two game where two teams have dominated For eight years, […]

Thakur’s exit could pave the way for a better game

10 January 2017 0 comments

Tim Wigmore on how the Supreme Court’s decision to remove two of cricket’s most powerful men can herald a positive […]

Tim Wigmore – 2016 Associate awards

3 January 2017 0 comments

Afghans land my top prize … but Ireland must shape up 2016 was another engrossing year of Associate cricket, even if […]

International one-day cricket set for new league set-up

21 June 2016 0 comments

International one day cricket could be a completely different scenario in three years time with the ICC proposing a new […]

Associate Nations – 2015 Review

29 December 2015 0 comments

By Tim Wigmore Despite the ICC’s decision to shrink the 50-over World Cup there have been some highlights in the […]

Marathonbet’s Cricket World Cup Odds

6 February 2015 0 comments

With the ICC Cricket World Cup fast approaching, Marathonbet are offering a huge 16/1 on England winning the tournament. This […]