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Pybus has a tough task at hand. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY In Jonathan Trott’s four-year tenure as head coach, Afghanistan scaled new heights, notably reaching the semifinals of the 2024 T20 World Cup. It is now upon Richard Pybus, 61, to build on the foundation laid by the former England batter. Whilst acknowledging Trott’s…
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Richard Pybus. File | Photo Credit: Reuters England-born Richard Pybus has been appointed as the head coach of the Afghanistan cricket team, replacing Jonathan Trott following the team’s exit from the ongoing T20 World Cup. Pybus, who has enjoyed a distinguished international coaching career, will take charge ahead of next month’s white-ball series against Sri…
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Afghanistan’s heroic run in the T20 World Cup 2024 came to an end at the penultimate hurdle, as the Rashid Khan-led side suffered a lopsided 9-wicket defeat against South Africa in Trinidad. Opting to bat first, Afghanistan could only put 56 runs on the board, their lowest in T20 internationals and also the…
Ravichandran Ashwin posted a cheeky comment on the Gulbadin Naib incident.© Twitter The Afghanistan vs Bangladesh T20 World Cup Super 8 game was a a widely followed one with the former making history with a maiden semi-final entry. Afghanistan needed to beat Bangladesh to be the second team from the Super 8 Group…
On Tuesday, Afghanistan experienced their most important day in their cricket history so far. The team led by Rashid Khan defeated Bangladesh to knock out Australia and qualify for the first time ever in a T20 World Cup semi-final. However, there was one incident that seemed to mar the whole occasion for Afghanistan….
The Afghanistan cricket team booked their progression into the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2024, beating Bangladesh in their final Super 8 match of the tournament. Though it was a deserving win for Afghanistan, there were many head-scratching incidents from the game that left the world of social media baffled. The biggest…
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Afghanistan pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the history of cricket, beating Australia by 21 runs in the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup. This was their first win of over Australia in any format, having narrowly lost out to them in the ODI World Cup last year in…
Afghanistan players with team’s mentor Ajay Jadeja during a practice session on the eve of their ICC Men’s World Cup ODI cricket match against the Netherlands, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Ekana Stadium, Lucknow, on Nov. 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Afghanistan’s seminal performance in the ongoing World Cup that helped…
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The calm and collective batting effort of the Afghanistan team has found its own set of admirers in the ongoing World Cup and head coach Jonathan Trott has set the next target for his players — someone needs to bat deep and score a hundred in remaining three games. Enjoying their best ever performance, Afghanistan…
Afghanistan player Rahmanullah Gurbaz and coach Jonathan Trott during a practice session an ODI World Cup 2023 match. | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B Afghanistan may have defeated three former World Cup champions so far in the tournament. It may have had its best World Cup outing already. While taking pride in his unit’s achievement,…
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