<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Asghar Stanikzai News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news on player Asghar Stanikzai. All the latest 2026 Cricket articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>Asghar Stanikzai News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:26:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/cricket/player/asghar_stanikzai" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2021 14:15:22 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[T20 World Cup 2021 | We’ll take Afghanistan defeat as a stepping stone for future, says Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus lauded Afghanistan’s all-round quality, as his team went down by 62 runs in a T20 World Cup 2021 encounter in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. Gerhard and his team looked at the result as “a stepping stone for the future”, ahead of their remaining fixtures in the competition.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/oct/31/t-20-world-cup-2021-well-take-afghanistan-defeat-as-a-stepping-stone-for-future-says-namibia-captain-gerhard-erasmus?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2021/oct/31/t-20-world-cup-2021-well-take-afghanistan-defeat-as-a-stepping-stone-for-future-says-namibia-captain-gerhard-erasmus?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2021 14:15:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y12/articles/Cricket_1/gerhard_erasmus_namibia_t20worldcup2021_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BAN v AFG | The more Test cricket we play, the better we will be, says Rashid Khan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan has said that his Test-inexperienced side would improve with each match in red-ball cricket. Rashid is hoping his team can take confidence from their maiden Test win against Ireland as they take on Bangladesh in the lone Test match at Chittagong on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/sep/05/ban-v-afg-the-more-test-cricket-we-play-the-better-we-will-be-says-rashid-khan?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/sep/05/ban-v-afg-the-more-test-cricket-we-play-the-better-we-will-be-says-rashid-khan?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2019 06:12:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/rashid_khan_afg_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi slam Afghanistan Cricket Board after Asghar Afghan's sacking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rashid Khan and Mohammed Nabi have stated that Asghar Afghan’s sacking as the skipper from all three formats of the game would disturb the momentum of the team. The Sunrisers Hyderabad duo has openly expressed their displeasure on Twitter and asked for sanity to prevail ahead of the World Cup.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/apr/06/rashid-khan-mohammad-nabi-slam-afghanistan-cricket-board-after-asghar-afghans-sacking?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2019/apr/06/rashid-khan-mohammad-nabi-slam-afghanistan-cricket-board-after-asghar-afghans-sacking?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2019 10:07:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Rashid_Khan_afg_wi_gett.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In hindsight, KL Rahul feels he shouldn’t have gone for that review]]></title><description><![CDATA[KL Rahul is upset about the fact that he went for the review which later came back to hunt India as MS Dhoni and Dinesh Karthik were adjudged LBW in wrong decisions. However, he stated that the confusion ensued as he felt his pad was outside the off-stump and might have missed the stumps altogether.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/sep/26/in-hindsight-kl-rahul-feels-he-shouldnt-have-gone-for-that-review?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/sep/26/in-hindsight-kl-rahul-feels-he-shouldnt-have-gone-for-that-review?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2018 07:13:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket/KL_Rahul_vs_West_indies_bcci2.JPG" length="0" type="image/JPG"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asia Cup | Asghar Afghan handed second demerit point within 24 months]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the recent Pakistan-Afghanistan encounter, captain Asghar Afghan along with teammate Rashid Khan and Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali were handed a demerit point each for unruly conduct. If a player gets four demerit points within 24 months, they get one Test or two-limited-overs games ban.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/sep/22/asghar-afghan-handed-second-demerit-point-within-24-months?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/sep/22/asghar-afghan-handed-second-demerit-point-within-24-months?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2018 14:41:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Asghar_Stanikzai_AFGHANISTAN_Twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India vs Afghanistan | A lesson to learn for the Test debutants]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Afghanistan cricket team have a lot to ponder upon after their Test debut ended in an emphatic loss to a thoroughly superior Indian team. The Indians decimated Afghanistan at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore yesterday as Ajinkya Rahane & Co. won by an innings and 262 runs.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/jun/16/india-vs-afghanistan-a-lesson-to-learn-for-the-test-debutants?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/jun/16/india-vs-afghanistan-a-lesson-to-learn-for-the-test-debutants?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2018 05:29:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/afghanistan_cricket_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[India vs Afghanistan | Talking points from Day 1 in Bengaluru]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afghanistan’s maiden Test match opened like a roller coaster ride with India first racing to 347/6 with Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay both getting centuries before experiencing a massive collapse. However, the inexperienced Afghanistan side learned quickly and are expected to improve from hereon.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/jun/14/india-vs-afghanistan-talking-points-from-day-1-in-bengaluru?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/jun/14/india-vs-afghanistan-talking-points-from-day-1-in-bengaluru?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 12:11:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/india_afghanistan_Test.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Only time will tell how Afghanistan perform in the Test format, says Lalchand Rajput]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Afghanistan coach Lalchand Rajput has revealed that Rashid Khan & Co. will need some time to get used to the Test format and their progress would be a long-term affair. He added that the young Afghanistan bowlers need to have some patience and get used to bowling long spells in Test cricket.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/jun/14/only-time-will-tell-how-afghanistan-perform-in-the-test-format-says-lalchand-rajput?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/jun/14/only-time-will-tell-how-afghanistan-perform-in-the-test-format-says-lalchand-rajput?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 11:23:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Rashid_Khan_afg_wi_gett.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Phil Simmons asserts that Virat Kohli is not the Indian team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afghanistan coach Phil Simmons has asserted that his team is happy to play against India with or without skipper Virat Kohli, who had opted to sit out in the one-off match. He also stated that the team has prepared well to compete as they go through the transition from white ball to red ball.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/jun/14/we-are-happy-to-be-here-and-playing-india-virat-is-not-india-asserts-phil-simmons?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/jun/14/we-are-happy-to-be-here-and-playing-india-virat-is-not-india-asserts-phil-simmons?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2018 07:55:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/afghanistan_cricket_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's a privilege to be part of Afghanistan's first Test match, says Ajinkya Rahane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ajinkya Rahane has stated that it would be his privilege to be a part of the historic one-off Test between India and Afghanistan. Afghanistan received full Test status from being associate nation last year and captain Asghar Stanikzai sees it as a great opportunity for players to prove their mettle.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/jun/12/its-a-privilege-to-be-part-of-afghanistans-first-test-match-says-ajinkya-rahane?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/jun/12/its-a-privilege-to-be-part-of-afghanistans-first-test-match-says-ajinkya-rahane?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2018 07:54:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Ajinkya_Rahane_vs_Australia_BCCI_image.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asghar Stanikzai warns India of Afghanistan’s spin resources]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even before making their Test debut, Afghanistan skipper Asghar Stanikzai has issued a warning to the Indian team by stating that they have better spin resources than India. Mohammad Shahzad has also insisted that the team will give their best to push India to the limit in the Bengaluru Test.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/jun/09/asghar-stanikzai-warns-india-of-afghanistans-spin-resources?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/jun/09/asghar-stanikzai-warns-india-of-afghanistans-spin-resources?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jun 2018 14:54:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/Asghar_Stanikzai_AFGHANISTAN_Twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Indian players are good and everyone is Virat Kohli, says Asghar Stanikzai]]></title><description><![CDATA[Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai feels that Virat Kohli’s absence in the one-off Test against India would not make any difference and all the Indian players are on the same level as the Indian skipper. He has pointed out that the conditions would be ideal for them as it favors spinners.  ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/may/15/all-indian-players-are-good-and-everyone-is-virat-kohli-says-asghar-stanikzai?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2018/may/15/all-indian-players-are-good-and-everyone-is-virat-kohli-says-asghar-stanikzai?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 05:41:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Cricket_1/afghanistan_cricket_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World T20: Dilshan drives Sri Lanka to win over Afghanistan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Led by Tillakaratne Dilshan’s 83 off 56 balls, Sri Lanka registered a six-wicket victory over Afghanistan in their opening game of the World T20. Despite Afghanistan putting up a challenging total of 153/7, Sri Lanka chased it down with seven balls to spare to announce their title defence. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2016/mar/17/world-t-20-dilshan-drives-sri-lanka-to-win-over-afghanistan?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/cricket/articles/2016/mar/17/world-t-20-dilshan-drives-sri-lanka-to-win-over-afghanistan?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amlan Majumdar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2016 17:27:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/cricket/Sri_Lanka_vs_Afg.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item></channel></rss>