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From hostility to hope: Afghanistan women's cricket sees a new dawn
"Even though Afghanistan doesn't currently have a ... before the Day-Night Women's Ashes Test at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, adding to its significance. Canberra and Melbourne have ...
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Australia nixes Afghanistan cricket series citing Taliban restrictions on women’s rights
Afghanistan cricket officials blasted Australia’s decision ... women were banned from playing sports on the grounds that doing so would contravene Islamic laws requiring their hair and skin ...
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Afghanistan seek more Test cricket against top teams
Greater Noida: A modest ground with a soggy outfield in far ... “It’s in the hands of Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and ICC. When it comes to Tests, some players are different from those ...
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Afghanistan's female cricketers plead with sport's world governing body: help us play again
"The Afghanistan Cricket Board has not done anything for ... one day and we will represent our country on an international ground in the world.” To further illustrate her point, the slogan ...
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Cricketing nomads Afghanistan hurt by lack of dedicated home venue
questions started to crop up about why this little-used ground with seemingly substandard facilities was hosting a Test match in the first place. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) explained that ...
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Afghanistan ready for world's best after T20 debut
Afghan bowler Dawlat Ahmadzai (CL) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of India's Murali Vijay at the Beausejour Cricket Ground in Gros Islet, St Lucia, on May 1. Afghanistan coach ...
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England reject calls to boycott Afghanistan match, saying cricket is ‘source of hope’
open image in gallery Taliban fighters ride a vehicle as Afghan men play cricket at the Chaman-e-Huzuri ground in Kabul (AFP via Getty Images) The Afghanistan cricket team, including captain ...
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The Afghanistan vs. New Zealand Test Match Postponed Without A Single Delivery Being Bowled
New Zealand Test has been called off by the match officials," the Afghanistan Cricket Board said in a ... insufficient ground workers, and improper ground covers to distribute around the 30 ...
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Afghan cricketers play first match since fleeing Taliban
before the Women's Ashes Test between Australia and England at the nearby Melbourne Cricket Ground. More than 20 members of the Afghanistan national team have been in Australia since the Taliban's ...
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Colorado middle schoolers from Afghanistan find new home for their love of cricket
All 18 boys are from Afghanistan where cricket is the most popular sport ... If the batter hits the ball and it hits the ground before it passes the far cone, the team gets four points.
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The Afghanistan Women's Cricket team have played together for the first time — but the match was so much more than a game
Fast forward to 2025, and the Afghanistan Women’s Cricket team has just made history ... of us," team member Firooza Amiri said from the grounds. "It's been to represent and be [a] voice ...