- Creator, Dearbail Jordan
- Function, BBC Information
Afghans have been celebrating their nation’s shock cricketing victory over Australia on the T20 World Cup within the West Indies.
Footage from the town of Khost close to the border with Pakistan confirmed a whole lot of individuals celebrating within the streets.
It was the primary time Afghanistan has triumphed over the cricketing superpower – and all of the extra shocking provided that on the flip of the century, the nation did not actually have a nationwide group.
Gathering the player-of-the-match award, Afghanistan’s Gulbadin Naib stated: “It’s a nice second, not just for me however my nation, my folks.”
In the meantime captain Rashid Khan stated the win would “give folks again residence a lot hope”.
“Cricket is the one supply of happiness again residence, you all know that,” he stated.
The primary recorded cricket match in Afghanistan passed off in 1839 when imperial British troops took a break from the Anglo-Afghan Conflict to crack leather-based on willow in Kabul.
Nevertheless, it wasn’t till the mid Nineties that cricket actually started to take root in Afghanistan, cultivated by Afghans who had been in refugee camps in Pakistan and returned to their birthplace with ardour for the sport.
The Afghan Cricket Board (ACB) was arrange in 1995, the 12 months earlier than the Taliban started its first stint in energy.
The nationwide group was established after the Taliban was ousted by the US-led invasion of 2001 and have become a member of the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) in 2017.
The group play carrying the black, crimson and inexperienced flag reasonably than the white flag adopted by the nation’s Taliban authorities after it swept again to energy in 2021. They play residence matches within the United Arab Emirates beneath a five-year settlement.
Many nations don’t recognise the Taliban authorities, which has restricted Afghan ladies’s capability to work, be taught and exit in public. Nevertheless in January Chinese language President Xi Jinping accepted ambassador credentials from the Taliban-appointed consultant of Afghanistan.
The Taliban additionally appointed its personal head of the ACB, Naseeb Khan, after taking energy.
The nation’s restrictions on ladies have seen the nationwide group boycotted by some nations. In March Australia pulled out of a three-match collection that was scheduled to happen within the UAE in August – the third time it has declined to play Afghanistan.
Cricket Australia stated authorities recommendation was that situations for Afghan ladies and ladies “are getting worse” however stated Australia would play Afghanistan in tournaments.
Feminine cricketer Firooza Afghan – who like a lot of the nation’s ladies’s group was granted an emergency visa to Australia after the Taliban got here to energy – posted her response to the Afghan victory.
“Congratulations to all Afghans. You made historical past. Be comfortable, have a good time. Now the world is yours,” she posted after the win.
“Identical nation, identical sport, identical expertise, identical purpose, identical capability – however you can’t play as a result of you’re a girl,” she added.
Rashid Khan’s facet at the moment are firmly again in competition to achieve the T20 World Cup semi-finals and face Bangladesh of their final Tremendous 8s recreation (Tuesday, 00:30 GMT).
- Creator, Dearbail Jordan
- Function, BBC Information
Afghans have been celebrating their nation’s shock cricketing victory over Australia on the T20 World Cup within the West Indies.
Footage from the town of Khost close to the border with Pakistan confirmed a whole lot of individuals celebrating within the streets.
It was the primary time Afghanistan has triumphed over the cricketing superpower – and all of the extra shocking provided that on the flip of the century, the nation did not actually have a nationwide group.
Gathering the player-of-the-match award, Afghanistan’s Gulbadin Naib stated: “It’s a nice second, not just for me however my nation, my folks.”
In the meantime captain Rashid Khan stated the win would “give folks again residence a lot hope”.
“Cricket is the one supply of happiness again residence, you all know that,” he stated.
The primary recorded cricket match in Afghanistan passed off in 1839 when imperial British troops took a break from the Anglo-Afghan Conflict to crack leather-based on willow in Kabul.
Nevertheless, it wasn’t till the mid Nineties that cricket actually started to take root in Afghanistan, cultivated by Afghans who had been in refugee camps in Pakistan and returned to their birthplace with ardour for the sport.
The Afghan Cricket Board (ACB) was arrange in 1995, the 12 months earlier than the Taliban started its first stint in energy.
The nationwide group was established after the Taliban was ousted by the US-led invasion of 2001 and have become a member of the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) in 2017.
The group play carrying the black, crimson and inexperienced flag reasonably than the white flag adopted by the nation’s Taliban authorities after it swept again to energy in 2021. They play residence matches within the United Arab Emirates beneath a five-year settlement.
Many nations don’t recognise the Taliban authorities, which has restricted Afghan ladies’s capability to work, be taught and exit in public. Nevertheless in January Chinese language President Xi Jinping accepted ambassador credentials from the Taliban-appointed consultant of Afghanistan.
The Taliban additionally appointed its personal head of the ACB, Naseeb Khan, after taking energy.
The nation’s restrictions on ladies have seen the nationwide group boycotted by some nations. In March Australia pulled out of a three-match collection that was scheduled to happen within the UAE in August – the third time it has declined to play Afghanistan.
Cricket Australia stated authorities recommendation was that situations for Afghan ladies and ladies “are getting worse” however stated Australia would play Afghanistan in tournaments.
Feminine cricketer Firooza Afghan – who like a lot of the nation’s ladies’s group was granted an emergency visa to Australia after the Taliban got here to energy – posted her response to the Afghan victory.
“Congratulations to all Afghans. You made historical past. Be comfortable, have a good time. Now the world is yours,” she posted after the win.
“Identical nation, identical sport, identical expertise, identical purpose, identical capability – however you can’t play as a result of you’re a girl,” she added.
Rashid Khan’s facet at the moment are firmly again in competition to achieve the T20 World Cup semi-finals and face Bangladesh of their final Tremendous 8s recreation (Tuesday, 00:30 GMT).
- Creator, Dearbail Jordan
- Function, BBC Information
Afghans have been celebrating their nation’s shock cricketing victory over Australia on the T20 World Cup within the West Indies.
Footage from the town of Khost close to the border with Pakistan confirmed a whole lot of individuals celebrating within the streets.
It was the primary time Afghanistan has triumphed over the cricketing superpower – and all of the extra shocking provided that on the flip of the century, the nation did not actually have a nationwide group.
Gathering the player-of-the-match award, Afghanistan’s Gulbadin Naib stated: “It’s a nice second, not just for me however my nation, my folks.”
In the meantime captain Rashid Khan stated the win would “give folks again residence a lot hope”.
“Cricket is the one supply of happiness again residence, you all know that,” he stated.
The primary recorded cricket match in Afghanistan passed off in 1839 when imperial British troops took a break from the Anglo-Afghan Conflict to crack leather-based on willow in Kabul.
Nevertheless, it wasn’t till the mid Nineties that cricket actually started to take root in Afghanistan, cultivated by Afghans who had been in refugee camps in Pakistan and returned to their birthplace with ardour for the sport.
The Afghan Cricket Board (ACB) was arrange in 1995, the 12 months earlier than the Taliban started its first stint in energy.
The nationwide group was established after the Taliban was ousted by the US-led invasion of 2001 and have become a member of the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) in 2017.
The group play carrying the black, crimson and inexperienced flag reasonably than the white flag adopted by the nation’s Taliban authorities after it swept again to energy in 2021. They play residence matches within the United Arab Emirates beneath a five-year settlement.
Many nations don’t recognise the Taliban authorities, which has restricted Afghan ladies’s capability to work, be taught and exit in public. Nevertheless in January Chinese language President Xi Jinping accepted ambassador credentials from the Taliban-appointed consultant of Afghanistan.
The Taliban additionally appointed its personal head of the ACB, Naseeb Khan, after taking energy.
The nation’s restrictions on ladies have seen the nationwide group boycotted by some nations. In March Australia pulled out of a three-match collection that was scheduled to happen within the UAE in August – the third time it has declined to play Afghanistan.
Cricket Australia stated authorities recommendation was that situations for Afghan ladies and ladies “are getting worse” however stated Australia would play Afghanistan in tournaments.
Feminine cricketer Firooza Afghan – who like a lot of the nation’s ladies’s group was granted an emergency visa to Australia after the Taliban got here to energy – posted her response to the Afghan victory.
“Congratulations to all Afghans. You made historical past. Be comfortable, have a good time. Now the world is yours,” she posted after the win.
“Identical nation, identical sport, identical expertise, identical purpose, identical capability – however you can’t play as a result of you’re a girl,” she added.
Rashid Khan’s facet at the moment are firmly again in competition to achieve the T20 World Cup semi-finals and face Bangladesh of their final Tremendous 8s recreation (Tuesday, 00:30 GMT).
- Creator, Dearbail Jordan
- Function, BBC Information
Afghans have been celebrating their nation’s shock cricketing victory over Australia on the T20 World Cup within the West Indies.
Footage from the town of Khost close to the border with Pakistan confirmed a whole lot of individuals celebrating within the streets.
It was the primary time Afghanistan has triumphed over the cricketing superpower – and all of the extra shocking provided that on the flip of the century, the nation did not actually have a nationwide group.
Gathering the player-of-the-match award, Afghanistan’s Gulbadin Naib stated: “It’s a nice second, not just for me however my nation, my folks.”
In the meantime captain Rashid Khan stated the win would “give folks again residence a lot hope”.
“Cricket is the one supply of happiness again residence, you all know that,” he stated.
The primary recorded cricket match in Afghanistan passed off in 1839 when imperial British troops took a break from the Anglo-Afghan Conflict to crack leather-based on willow in Kabul.
Nevertheless, it wasn’t till the mid Nineties that cricket actually started to take root in Afghanistan, cultivated by Afghans who had been in refugee camps in Pakistan and returned to their birthplace with ardour for the sport.
The Afghan Cricket Board (ACB) was arrange in 1995, the 12 months earlier than the Taliban started its first stint in energy.
The nationwide group was established after the Taliban was ousted by the US-led invasion of 2001 and have become a member of the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) in 2017.
The group play carrying the black, crimson and inexperienced flag reasonably than the white flag adopted by the nation’s Taliban authorities after it swept again to energy in 2021. They play residence matches within the United Arab Emirates beneath a five-year settlement.
Many nations don’t recognise the Taliban authorities, which has restricted Afghan ladies’s capability to work, be taught and exit in public. Nevertheless in January Chinese language President Xi Jinping accepted ambassador credentials from the Taliban-appointed consultant of Afghanistan.
The Taliban additionally appointed its personal head of the ACB, Naseeb Khan, after taking energy.
The nation’s restrictions on ladies have seen the nationwide group boycotted by some nations. In March Australia pulled out of a three-match collection that was scheduled to happen within the UAE in August – the third time it has declined to play Afghanistan.
Cricket Australia stated authorities recommendation was that situations for Afghan ladies and ladies “are getting worse” however stated Australia would play Afghanistan in tournaments.
Feminine cricketer Firooza Afghan – who like a lot of the nation’s ladies’s group was granted an emergency visa to Australia after the Taliban got here to energy – posted her response to the Afghan victory.
“Congratulations to all Afghans. You made historical past. Be comfortable, have a good time. Now the world is yours,” she posted after the win.
“Identical nation, identical sport, identical expertise, identical purpose, identical capability – however you can’t play as a result of you’re a girl,” she added.
Rashid Khan’s facet at the moment are firmly again in competition to achieve the T20 World Cup semi-finals and face Bangladesh of their final Tremendous 8s recreation (Tuesday, 00:30 GMT).
- Creator, Dearbail Jordan
- Function, BBC Information
Afghans have been celebrating their nation’s shock cricketing victory over Australia on the T20 World Cup within the West Indies.
Footage from the town of Khost close to the border with Pakistan confirmed a whole lot of individuals celebrating within the streets.
It was the primary time Afghanistan has triumphed over the cricketing superpower – and all of the extra shocking provided that on the flip of the century, the nation did not actually have a nationwide group.
Gathering the player-of-the-match award, Afghanistan’s Gulbadin Naib stated: “It’s a nice second, not just for me however my nation, my folks.”
In the meantime captain Rashid Khan stated the win would “give folks again residence a lot hope”.
“Cricket is the one supply of happiness again residence, you all know that,” he stated.
The primary recorded cricket match in Afghanistan passed off in 1839 when imperial British troops took a break from the Anglo-Afghan Conflict to crack leather-based on willow in Kabul.
Nevertheless, it wasn’t till the mid Nineties that cricket actually started to take root in Afghanistan, cultivated by Afghans who had been in refugee camps in Pakistan and returned to their birthplace with ardour for the sport.
The Afghan Cricket Board (ACB) was arrange in 1995, the 12 months earlier than the Taliban started its first stint in energy.
The nationwide group was established after the Taliban was ousted by the US-led invasion of 2001 and have become a member of the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) in 2017.
The group play carrying the black, crimson and inexperienced flag reasonably than the white flag adopted by the nation’s Taliban authorities after it swept again to energy in 2021. They play residence matches within the United Arab Emirates beneath a five-year settlement.
Many nations don’t recognise the Taliban authorities, which has restricted Afghan ladies’s capability to work, be taught and exit in public. Nevertheless in January Chinese language President Xi Jinping accepted ambassador credentials from the Taliban-appointed consultant of Afghanistan.
The Taliban additionally appointed its personal head of the ACB, Naseeb Khan, after taking energy.
The nation’s restrictions on ladies have seen the nationwide group boycotted by some nations. In March Australia pulled out of a three-match collection that was scheduled to happen within the UAE in August – the third time it has declined to play Afghanistan.
Cricket Australia stated authorities recommendation was that situations for Afghan ladies and ladies “are getting worse” however stated Australia would play Afghanistan in tournaments.
Feminine cricketer Firooza Afghan – who like a lot of the nation’s ladies’s group was granted an emergency visa to Australia after the Taliban got here to energy – posted her response to the Afghan victory.
“Congratulations to all Afghans. You made historical past. Be comfortable, have a good time. Now the world is yours,” she posted after the win.
“Identical nation, identical sport, identical expertise, identical purpose, identical capability – however you can’t play as a result of you’re a girl,” she added.
Rashid Khan’s facet at the moment are firmly again in competition to achieve the T20 World Cup semi-finals and face Bangladesh of their final Tremendous 8s recreation (Tuesday, 00:30 GMT).
- Creator, Dearbail Jordan
- Function, BBC Information
Afghans have been celebrating their nation’s shock cricketing victory over Australia on the T20 World Cup within the West Indies.
Footage from the town of Khost close to the border with Pakistan confirmed a whole lot of individuals celebrating within the streets.
It was the primary time Afghanistan has triumphed over the cricketing superpower – and all of the extra shocking provided that on the flip of the century, the nation did not actually have a nationwide group.
Gathering the player-of-the-match award, Afghanistan’s Gulbadin Naib stated: “It’s a nice second, not just for me however my nation, my folks.”
In the meantime captain Rashid Khan stated the win would “give folks again residence a lot hope”.
“Cricket is the one supply of happiness again residence, you all know that,” he stated.
The primary recorded cricket match in Afghanistan passed off in 1839 when imperial British troops took a break from the Anglo-Afghan Conflict to crack leather-based on willow in Kabul.
Nevertheless, it wasn’t till the mid Nineties that cricket actually started to take root in Afghanistan, cultivated by Afghans who had been in refugee camps in Pakistan and returned to their birthplace with ardour for the sport.
The Afghan Cricket Board (ACB) was arrange in 1995, the 12 months earlier than the Taliban started its first stint in energy.
The nationwide group was established after the Taliban was ousted by the US-led invasion of 2001 and have become a member of the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) in 2017.
The group play carrying the black, crimson and inexperienced flag reasonably than the white flag adopted by the nation’s Taliban authorities after it swept again to energy in 2021. They play residence matches within the United Arab Emirates beneath a five-year settlement.
Many nations don’t recognise the Taliban authorities, which has restricted Afghan ladies’s capability to work, be taught and exit in public. Nevertheless in January Chinese language President Xi Jinping accepted ambassador credentials from the Taliban-appointed consultant of Afghanistan.
The Taliban additionally appointed its personal head of the ACB, Naseeb Khan, after taking energy.
The nation’s restrictions on ladies have seen the nationwide group boycotted by some nations. In March Australia pulled out of a three-match collection that was scheduled to happen within the UAE in August – the third time it has declined to play Afghanistan.
Cricket Australia stated authorities recommendation was that situations for Afghan ladies and ladies “are getting worse” however stated Australia would play Afghanistan in tournaments.
Feminine cricketer Firooza Afghan – who like a lot of the nation’s ladies’s group was granted an emergency visa to Australia after the Taliban got here to energy – posted her response to the Afghan victory.
“Congratulations to all Afghans. You made historical past. Be comfortable, have a good time. Now the world is yours,” she posted after the win.
“Identical nation, identical sport, identical expertise, identical purpose, identical capability – however you can’t play as a result of you’re a girl,” she added.
Rashid Khan’s facet at the moment are firmly again in competition to achieve the T20 World Cup semi-finals and face Bangladesh of their final Tremendous 8s recreation (Tuesday, 00:30 GMT).
- Creator, Dearbail Jordan
- Function, BBC Information
Afghans have been celebrating their nation’s shock cricketing victory over Australia on the T20 World Cup within the West Indies.
Footage from the town of Khost close to the border with Pakistan confirmed a whole lot of individuals celebrating within the streets.
It was the primary time Afghanistan has triumphed over the cricketing superpower – and all of the extra shocking provided that on the flip of the century, the nation did not actually have a nationwide group.
Gathering the player-of-the-match award, Afghanistan’s Gulbadin Naib stated: “It’s a nice second, not just for me however my nation, my folks.”
In the meantime captain Rashid Khan stated the win would “give folks again residence a lot hope”.
“Cricket is the one supply of happiness again residence, you all know that,” he stated.
The primary recorded cricket match in Afghanistan passed off in 1839 when imperial British troops took a break from the Anglo-Afghan Conflict to crack leather-based on willow in Kabul.
Nevertheless, it wasn’t till the mid Nineties that cricket actually started to take root in Afghanistan, cultivated by Afghans who had been in refugee camps in Pakistan and returned to their birthplace with ardour for the sport.
The Afghan Cricket Board (ACB) was arrange in 1995, the 12 months earlier than the Taliban started its first stint in energy.
The nationwide group was established after the Taliban was ousted by the US-led invasion of 2001 and have become a member of the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) in 2017.
The group play carrying the black, crimson and inexperienced flag reasonably than the white flag adopted by the nation’s Taliban authorities after it swept again to energy in 2021. They play residence matches within the United Arab Emirates beneath a five-year settlement.
Many nations don’t recognise the Taliban authorities, which has restricted Afghan ladies’s capability to work, be taught and exit in public. Nevertheless in January Chinese language President Xi Jinping accepted ambassador credentials from the Taliban-appointed consultant of Afghanistan.
The Taliban additionally appointed its personal head of the ACB, Naseeb Khan, after taking energy.
The nation’s restrictions on ladies have seen the nationwide group boycotted by some nations. In March Australia pulled out of a three-match collection that was scheduled to happen within the UAE in August – the third time it has declined to play Afghanistan.
Cricket Australia stated authorities recommendation was that situations for Afghan ladies and ladies “are getting worse” however stated Australia would play Afghanistan in tournaments.
Feminine cricketer Firooza Afghan – who like a lot of the nation’s ladies’s group was granted an emergency visa to Australia after the Taliban got here to energy – posted her response to the Afghan victory.
“Congratulations to all Afghans. You made historical past. Be comfortable, have a good time. Now the world is yours,” she posted after the win.
“Identical nation, identical sport, identical expertise, identical purpose, identical capability – however you can’t play as a result of you’re a girl,” she added.
Rashid Khan’s facet at the moment are firmly again in competition to achieve the T20 World Cup semi-finals and face Bangladesh of their final Tremendous 8s recreation (Tuesday, 00:30 GMT).
- Creator, Dearbail Jordan
- Function, BBC Information
Afghans have been celebrating their nation’s shock cricketing victory over Australia on the T20 World Cup within the West Indies.
Footage from the town of Khost close to the border with Pakistan confirmed a whole lot of individuals celebrating within the streets.
It was the primary time Afghanistan has triumphed over the cricketing superpower – and all of the extra shocking provided that on the flip of the century, the nation did not actually have a nationwide group.
Gathering the player-of-the-match award, Afghanistan’s Gulbadin Naib stated: “It’s a nice second, not just for me however my nation, my folks.”
In the meantime captain Rashid Khan stated the win would “give folks again residence a lot hope”.
“Cricket is the one supply of happiness again residence, you all know that,” he stated.
The primary recorded cricket match in Afghanistan passed off in 1839 when imperial British troops took a break from the Anglo-Afghan Conflict to crack leather-based on willow in Kabul.
Nevertheless, it wasn’t till the mid Nineties that cricket actually started to take root in Afghanistan, cultivated by Afghans who had been in refugee camps in Pakistan and returned to their birthplace with ardour for the sport.
The Afghan Cricket Board (ACB) was arrange in 1995, the 12 months earlier than the Taliban started its first stint in energy.
The nationwide group was established after the Taliban was ousted by the US-led invasion of 2001 and have become a member of the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) in 2017.
The group play carrying the black, crimson and inexperienced flag reasonably than the white flag adopted by the nation’s Taliban authorities after it swept again to energy in 2021. They play residence matches within the United Arab Emirates beneath a five-year settlement.
Many nations don’t recognise the Taliban authorities, which has restricted Afghan ladies’s capability to work, be taught and exit in public. Nevertheless in January Chinese language President Xi Jinping accepted ambassador credentials from the Taliban-appointed consultant of Afghanistan.
The Taliban additionally appointed its personal head of the ACB, Naseeb Khan, after taking energy.
The nation’s restrictions on ladies have seen the nationwide group boycotted by some nations. In March Australia pulled out of a three-match collection that was scheduled to happen within the UAE in August – the third time it has declined to play Afghanistan.
Cricket Australia stated authorities recommendation was that situations for Afghan ladies and ladies “are getting worse” however stated Australia would play Afghanistan in tournaments.
Feminine cricketer Firooza Afghan – who like a lot of the nation’s ladies’s group was granted an emergency visa to Australia after the Taliban got here to energy – posted her response to the Afghan victory.
“Congratulations to all Afghans. You made historical past. Be comfortable, have a good time. Now the world is yours,” she posted after the win.
“Identical nation, identical sport, identical expertise, identical purpose, identical capability – however you can’t play as a result of you’re a girl,” she added.
Rashid Khan’s facet at the moment are firmly again in competition to achieve the T20 World Cup semi-finals and face Bangladesh of their final Tremendous 8s recreation (Tuesday, 00:30 GMT).