Afghanistan cricket team biography
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Afghan Biographies
Chief Executice Afghanistan Cricket Board:
Hamid Shinwari
Naseeb Khan Haqqani ()
Afghanistan Cricket Board ACB Chairman:
Nasimullah Danish () resigned ()
Dr. Hamid Shinwari () returned from his higher studies in Australia Mar He was replaced by Dr. Noor Mohammad Murad, who was working for the UN in youth affairs after graduating from the Kabul Medical University. ()
Shafiq Stanikzai, former national team director, (, )
Lutfullah Stanikzai (, ) sacked because of "mismanagement, unsatisfactory performance and his misbehaviour with the board managers".
Asadullah Khan acting
Rahmatullah Qureishi()
Hamid Shinwari () second time
Azizullah Fazil ()
Former national team member Mirwais Ashraf has been appointed as Head of the Afghanistan cricket board, replacing Azizullah Fazli () appointed ACB Chairman ()
Director of Cricket of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB):
Former captain Raiees Ahmadza
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Afghanistan Cricket Records
Team records
List of match results (by year)
Smallest victories (including tied matches)
Most extras in an innings
Batting records
Highest strike rates in an innings
Bowling records
Best bowling figures in an innings
Best bowling figures in a match
Most four-wickets-in-an-innings (and over)
Most five-wickets-in-an-innings
Most ten-wickets-in-a-match
Best economy rates in an innings
Best strike rates in an innings
Most runs conceded in an innings
Wicketkeeping records
Most dismissals in an innings
Most dismissals in a match
Most dismissals in a series
Fielding records
Most catches in an innings
Partnership records
Highest partnerships by wicket
Highest partnerships bygd runs
Individual records (captains, players, umpires)
Player averages
Career batting (current players)
Career bowling (current players)
Career batting (all players)
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Cricket in Afghanistan
Cricket in Afghanistan is the most popular sport in the country,[1] which is represented internationally by the Afghanistan national cricket team. Afghanistan's border with the Test playing nation of Pakistan has helped the game to take root. Pakistan's former batsman Inzamam ul Haq has coached the Afghan national team in the past. Afghanistan became a full member of the International Cricket Council on 22 June , enabling the national team to participate in official Test matches.
Afghanistan's playing season runs from May to September. There are cricket clubs and 6 turf wickets in Afghanistan.[2] In February , the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded first-class status to Afghanistan's four-day domestic competition.[3] They also granted List A status to their existing Twenty20 domestic competition, as Afghanistan did not have a domestic over tournament.[4][5] In May however, the ICC recognised the