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Rashid Khan: From refugee to Afghanistan's World Cup warrior

Rashid Khan's rise to become a multi-millionaire cricket superstar began in the most desperate of circumstances as a refugee living in the Pakistan city of Peshawar.

'I expected more', says Afghanistan captain as World Cup dream slips away

Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi said Thursday that he had "wanted and expected more" at the World Cup as dreams of a semi-final place slipped away.

Afghan cricket board says Australia decision to dump series 'pathetic'

Afghanistan's cricket board said Thursday the decision by its Australian counterpart to withdraw from an upcoming series over a Taliban crackdown on women's rights was unfair and pathetic.

June 26, 2024
June 26, 2024

Rashid Khan: From refugee to Afghanistan's World Cup warrior

Rashid Khan's rise to become a multi-millionaire cricket superstar began in the most desperate of circumstances as a refugee living in the Pakistan city of Peshawar.

November 9, 2023
November 9, 2023

'I expected more', says Afghanistan captain as World Cup dream slips away

Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi said Thursday that he had "wanted and expected more" at the World Cup as dreams of a semi-final place slipped away.

January 12, 2023
January 12, 2023

Afghan cricket board says Australia decision to dump series 'pathetic'

Afghanistan's cricket board said Thursday the decision by its Australian counterpart to withdraw from an upcoming series over a Taliban crackdown on women's rights was unfair and pathetic.