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The individual, whose identity is being withheld pending family notification, was reportedly at the team hotel in the national capital.
Afghanistan suffered another setback in the 2026 T20 World Cup as performance analyst KC Ramasubramanian had a mild heart attack and was hospitalised in New Delhi, but is now stable after angioplasty.
Afghanistan's cricketers, led by Rashid Khan, yearn to host international matches at home, a dream overshadowed by decades of conflict. Despite global success, playing on Afghan soil remains paramount.
Afghanistan’s leading cricketers are currently focused on the ICC T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, juggling high-pressure fixtures on the global stage. Although the team has suffered back-to-back defeats,
Afghanistan's experience in ICC competitions continues to be the larger story, even though South Africa won the double Super Over thriller. Afghanistan have emerged as one of the most exciting teams in white-ball cricket during the past few ICC tournaments.
For decades, Afghanistan has been portrayed to the world largely through bleak accounts of daily bombings, mass causalities, political turmoil and humanitarian crises. Perhaps its only real success story, has been cricket. The world's second-most popular ...
Afghanistan has made the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup (Photo by Darrian Traynor-ICC/ICC via Getty Images) Public revelry and an outpouring of euphoria is normally forbidden in Afghanistan under Taliban rule. But when the Afghanistan cricket team, a ...
Afghanistan cricketers withdrew from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Players' Auction following backlash over Rahmanullah Gurbaz's direct signing by Peshawar Zalmi. Strained diplomatic relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan are cited as the primary reason for the players' decision to pull out,