Hamid Shinwari

Taliban approves Afghanistan cricket team's Test match against Australia, says board

The Test match, to be played in Hobart from 27 November to 1 December, was scheduled for last year but was put off due to the COVID-19 pandemic and international travel restrictions.

Afghanistan cricket team in high spirits after return to training, says ACB CEO Hamid Shinwari

Following the collapse of the government at the weekend, Hamid Shinwari said the team were once again preparing for their one-day series against Pakistan, scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka in two weeks.

Taliban love and support cricket, I don't see game suffering under their rule, says ACB CEO Hamid Shinwari

Cricket's rise in the country coincided with Taliban's rule between 1996 and 2001 with many Afghan refugees in neighbouring Pakistan picking up the sport.