Afghanistan Cricket Team World Cup History

Cricket is the national sport of Afghanistan. Beginning in the mid-1800s, Cricket was played by the British in Afghanistan in the 19th century, but it became popular among Afghans living in refugee camps in Pakistan in the 1990s. Cricket has been widely popular in Afghanistan, though progress on the international level was slow. In 1995, The Afghanistan Cricket Federation was founded. Afghanistan became an affiliate member of ICC in 2001, after forming a national team. From 2008 to 2013, Afghanistan went from Division Five of the World Cricket League to a Full Associate Member. Afghanistan debuted in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Afghanistan's playing season runs from May to September. There are 320 cricket clubs and 6 turf wickets in Afghanistan. In February 2017 the International Cricket Council (ICC) awarded the first-class status to Afghanistan's four-day domestic competition. They also granted List A status to their existing Twenty20 domestic competition, as Afghanistan did not have a domestic 50-over tournament. In May 2017 however, the ICC recognized the 50-over Ghazi Amanullah Khan Regional One Day Tournament by granting it List A status.

Afghanistan in world Cup 2015:

The 2015 Cricket World was the first and to date the only Cricket World Cup Afghanistan has participated in. Afghanistan was grouped with hosts Australia and New Zealand. The group also included test playing nations Sri Lanka, England and Bangladesh, along with Scotland.

Afghanistan in World Cup 2019:

Another chapter in Afghanistan’s already impressive book will be added next year when they take part in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in England and Wales. The journey to next year’s tournament was a turbulent one – coming back from the brink at the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier earlier this year.