Cricket News sort by Mohammad Asghar Stanikzai

Afghanistan will take on India in their inaugural Test at Bengaluru from June 14, thus becoming the 12th Test playing nation.India skipper Virat Kohli however will be missing as he has opted for a county stint.

Opener Mohammad Shahzad struck a blistering 61 from 39 balls, as Afghanistan posted an impressive 170 for 5 in their match against Scotland, in a group B clash at Jamtha, Nagpur

Cricket World Cup, 31st Match, Pool A AFG Vs NZ Live Score:Afghanistan Vs New Zealand, at Napier, 08 Mar, 2015.Match scheduled to begin at 11:00 local time (22:00 GMT;02:30 AM IST)

Cricket World Cup, 26th Match, Pool A AUS Vs AFG Live Score:Afghanistan Vs Australia at Perth, Mar 04, 2015. Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (06:30 GMT 12:00 PM IST)

Cricket World Cup, 17th Match, Pool A SCOT Vs AFG Live Score: Afghanistan Vs Scotland at Dunedin, Feb 26, 2015. Match scheduled to begin at 11:00 local time (22:00 GMT,03:30 AM IST)

Afghanistan might have lost its warm-up match against West Indies by a huge margin but once again has done enough to gain respect from the cricketing world.

Afghanistan went down fighting by 66 runs against Australia in the Only ODI between the two sides at Sharjah. The minnows made Australia work hard with both the bat and the ball in a contest that was entirely played under moonlight, the first of its kind in ODI history.