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Ibrahim Zadran Doubtful For One-Off Test Against New Zealand Due To Injury

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Ibrahim Zadran Doubtful For One-Off Test Against New Zealand Due To Injury

File photo of Ibrahim Zadran.© AFP Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran is a doubtful for the one-off Test against New Zealand after copping up an injury in Greater Noida on Sunday. The 22-year-old opening batter hurt his ankle during team’s final practice session ahead of Afghanistan’s first ever Test against New Zealand, starting on…

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New Zealand seek to exploit Afghanistan’s red-ball inexperience in one-off Test

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New Zealand seek to exploit Afghanistan’s red-ball inexperience in one-off Test

New Zealand will aim to exploit Afghanistan’s relative inexperience in red-ball cricket, in the one-off Test starting from Monday (September 9, 2024), and gather momentum ahead of their upcoming World Test Championship challenges in the sub-continent. New Zealand’s first-ever Test against Afghanistan will kick off a challenging couple of months for the Black Caps who…

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Afghanistan Star Explains Why They Hold Edge Over New Zealand Ahead Of Greater Noida Test

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Afghanistan Star Explains Why They Hold Edge Over New Zealand Ahead Of Greater Noida Test

File image of Rahmat Shah.© AFP Veteran Afghanistan batter Rahmat Shah said his team’s “past experience” of playing in India will give them an edge over New Zealand in the one-off Test, beginning in Noida from Monday. Shah was a part of the Afghanistan sides that played Tests in Bengaluru (2018 vs India),…

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Not Getting Many Test Opportunities Breeds More Hunger, Says New Zealand Spinner Ajaz Patel

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Not Getting Many Test Opportunities Breeds More Hunger, Says New Zealand Spinner Ajaz Patel

Greater Noida: Disappointed that he did not get many opportunities to play Test cricket following his historic 10-wicket haul, Ajaz Patel believes that such setbacks only intensify the drive and ambition in New Zealand spinners to prove themselves in the subcontinent. Spinners from New Zealand frequently face a challenging environment at home to showcase…

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Afghanistan Names Three Uncapped Players In Test Squad vs New Zealand

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Afghanistan Names Three Uncapped Players In Test Squad vs New Zealand

Player of Afghanistan cricket team.© X/@ACBofficials Three uncapped players — opener Riaz Hassan, all-rounder Shamsurrahman and pacer Khalil Ahmed — have been included in Afghanistan’s final 16-member squad for the one-off Test against New Zealand, scheduled to begin in Greater Noida on September 9. Star all-rounder Rashid Khan is not in the squad…

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New Zealand Arrive In Greater Noida For One-Off Test vs Afghanistan

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New Zealand Arrive In Greater Noida For One-Off Test vs Afghanistan

File image of Kane Williamson.© AFP New Zealand arrived here on Thursday ahead of their one-off Test against Afghanistan, scheduled to be played in Greater Noida from September 9. The one-off Test, the first red-ball fixture between the two nations, will be held at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground. The BlackCaps have…

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“Good Place To Swim”: Afghanistan Captain’s Dig At Noida Sports Complex Ahead Of New Zealand Test

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“Good Place To Swim”: Afghanistan Captain’s Dig At Noida Sports Complex Ahead Of New Zealand Test

The Afghanistan cricket team is all set to play a one-off Test against New Zealand from September 9-13 in Greater Noida. The Afghan side started their one-week preparatory camp at the Noida Sports Complex, but according to a report by The Indian Express, the start of their practice was far from ideal. Heavy…

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Rashid Khan Takes Break From Test Cricket To Manage His Back

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Rashid Khan Takes Break From Test Cricket To Manage His Back

File photo of Rashid Khan.© X (formerly Twitter) Afghanistan cricket’s poster boy Rashid Khan will not play the Test format in the near future to nurse his back after having undergone a surgery last year. A source in the Afghanistan Cricket Board told PTI that Rashid and the team management had decided mutually…

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No Rashid Khan As Hashmatullah Announced Afghanistan Skipper For Test vs New Zealand

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No Rashid Khan As Hashmatullah Announced Afghanistan Skipper For Test vs New Zealand

All-rounder Rashid Khan is a notable omission in Afghanistan’s 20-member preliminary squad for the one-off Test against New Zealand, to be played in Greater Noida next month. Rashid’s absence from the September 9-13 contest comes as a surprise as he has been Afghanistan’s highest wicket-taker in the format, having taken 34 wickets in…

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3 Years On, US Still Hunts Attackers Who Killed Americans During Afghanistan Exit

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3 Years On, US Still Hunts Attackers Who Killed Americans During Afghanistan Exit

Three years after the suicide bomber attack at Afghanistan’s Abbey Gate that killed 13 US service personnel and about 170 Afghan civilians, the network behind the perpetrator is “pretty degraded” but not eliminated, the Pentagon’s civilian commando chief said. “A lot of allied and partner disruptions” of the ISIS-K network have reduced its “capability to…

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