Rashid Khan bowled Afghanistan into a match winning position on day two of the only Test between Bangladesh and Afghanistan, at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong today after their batsmen had pushed their overnight score on to 342 all out.

Afghanistan returned winless from the 2019 World Cup while there were a lot of hopes tied to the team.

Afghanistan have named 20-year-old leg-spinner Rashid Khan as their new captain across all three formats.

Australia don't expect to be able to steamroll Afghanistan the same way they did four years ago in Saturday night's World Cup clash in Bristol.

Afghanistan's World Cup preparations were thrown off kilter when they controversially decided to replace successful captain Asghar Afghan with the little-known Gulbadin Naib two months before the tournament.

Senior Afghanistan players have accepted the leadership change ahead of the World Cup as they target a semi-final spot in the 50-over showpiece event, chief selector Dawlat Khan Ahmadzai said Tuesday.

 Afghanistan’s cricket team are upbeat about their chances at next month’s World Cup, skipper Gulbadin Naib said on Monday, after the squad spent several weeks training in South Africa.

The Irish still trail Afghanistan by 120 runs after day two and have nine wickets in hand.

The trophy for the one-off Islamic Bank of Afghanistan Test match was unveiled at Dehradun today.

Ireland drew the limited-overs series against Afghanistan 2-2 with a five-wicket victory in the fifth and final ODI on Sunday.