Afghanistanto be the first team to play International Cricket in Pakistan after Lahore Attack!!!!

Afghanistan´s cricket team will become the first foreign national side to play in Pakistan, two years after internationals matches were suspended over security fears, an official said Saturday.

International cricket has been suspended in Pakistan since March 2009, when gunmen attacked a convoy carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team in the eastern city of Lahore

Afghanistan National cricket team

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"Afghanistan will send its national team to Pakistan in July and play the Pakistan ´A´ team, and hopefully this will benefit our team," Naseem Ullah Danish, chief executive of the Afghanistan Cricket Board, told AFP.


Danish met Pakistan Cricket Board officials in Lahore on Friday where they agreed to play a three-match one-day series, with games in Lahore, Faisalabad and Rawalpindi.


Five Afghan regional teams and their under-19 string are playing their domestic matches in the Pakistani border town of Peshawar, as their main grounds are being renovated.


Danish hoped Pakistan´s second XI will also play in Afghanistan later this year.


"We have also invited the Pakistan ´A´ team to Afghanistan for the inaugural match in Nangarhar where we have almost completed an international stadium," he said.


Since many Afghan players learnt their cricket in Pakistan they owe a great deal to the neighbouring country, Danish said.


"Pakistan has always been helpful to us and have helped us reach this far in international cricket," he said.

Logo of Afghanistan Cricket Board

Logo of Pakistan cricket board

Most of the Afghan national team learnt the game as refugees in Pakistani camps after Soviet troops invaded their country in 1979.


Afghanistan won the Inter-Continental Cup and the International Cricket Council´s divisions five to one in the last two years, earning ICC one-day status and qualifying for the World Twenty20 held in the West Indies last year.


International teams were reluctant to tour Pakistan even before the Lahore attack, and the troubled country has since had to play its home matches at neutral venues in England and the United Arab Emirates.


The attack, which left eight people dead and wounded seven Sri Lankan players and their assistant coach, forced the ICC to strip Pakistan of its share of World Cup 2011 matches.


But Danish said security in Pakistan would not be an issue for his team.


"Security is not an issue and by playing in Pakistan we want to send out a positive message to the world and hope that teams come to Pakistan and play here," he said.

Indian Cricketer Zaheer Khan Getting married with Actress Isha Sharvani Soon!!!

 Zaheer Khan & Isha Sharvani. 

Here’s some bad news for all those girls who have been dreaming of getting married to Indian cricket’s bowling super star Zaheer Khan. The handsome cricketer, who was the leading wicket taker in the World Cup tournament and now playing Indian Premier League for The Royal Challengers Bangalore , has finally decided to bowl a maiden on his personal front!

Future pair

According to the sources, Zaheer’s parents are keen to see their son entering matrimony, and are in no mood to let him cling on to his single status. And the lucky lady to turn his bride is none but his long time girlfriend Isha Sharvani. The duo met sometime in 2005 during an event that Zaheer Khan stumbled upon Isha Sharvani. Actually, Isha, a Bollywood actress was performing for at an event when Team India was to leave for the Australian tour. Since then, they happened to meet each other and had been in constant company with each other. However, the two decided to call it quits following certain differences. But as they say, true love never dies, the two lovebirds reconciled only to strengthen their bond even further. 

Isha Sharvani. 

Isha Sharvani was born in Gujarat. Her mother is the famous dancer Daksha Seth, a Gujarati, while her father Devissaro is an Australian musician, a composer and photographer. Because of her culturally rich background, Isha has lived in Ahmedabad, Delhi, Orissa, Vrindavan and Bangalore.

Zaheer Khan

 Her family now stays in Thiruvananthapuram, where her parents have founded an AARTI - The Academy for Art Research, Training and Innovation.Isha began training in dance at the age of seven, learning Kathak, Chhau and the martial art of Kalaripayattu and began her Bollywood career with Subhash Ghai’s ‘Kisna’ opposite Vivek Oberoi did not deny this news when contacted by a tabloid. Nonetheless, she preferred to keep it simple by saying, “I really don’t want to comment on this.”

Isha Sharvani 

North Korea and Nepal Qualify for the Final round of AFC Challenge Cup 2012 from Group D

North Korea and Nepal enters the final round of AFC Challenge cup 2012 as winner and runner up of Group –D. This is third time Nepal had qualified for the final round of AFC Challenge cup.

  Nepal was able to secure its position in final round only because North Korea defeated Afghanistan by 2-1 in the match played on the final day while Nepal had only managed gets a point from the match against Sri Lanka as Nepal and its South Asian counter part manage to play goal less draw.  North Korea (9) topped the group with all three win while Nepal (4) won a match draw and lost one. Other two teams in the group Afghanistan and Sri Lanka only manage to get 3 and 1 points respectively.

Nepali team before the match started against Sri Lanka 

 Nepali team was not organized against Sri Lanka and was not able to play the same game they play against Afghanistan and North Korea. Though Nepal created some move in first and second half but was unable to utilize the chances due to lack of coordination between strikers. English Coach of Nepal is still have with the team performance and said, “To be in the second round is also an achievement”. He further added, “We had played to win but the players were tired and we will work on scoring ability of the team in next matches”. He wants to continue his tenure with Nepal’s national team and under 16 and 19 teams. He also apologies   for his bad behavior against journalist two days back.

Nepal Celebrating the joy with Coach and Spectators

  The Nepali team walked on the synthetic track around the ground to share team’s happiness with Spectators present in the stadium after they knew that they were qualified for the next round. The team also celebrates their happiness with Coach and Assistant coach. Nepal will now join the winners and runners up of other group

English Coach Robers sharing his happiness

  In the Match between North Korea and Afghanistan Earlier, Choe Kum Chol gave DPR Korea the lead at the stroke of half time and Ri Chol Myong made it 2-0 eight minutes after the hour mark to make it three in a row for Yun Jong Su’s side.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
DPR KOREA	3	3	0	0	7	0	7	9
NEPAL	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
AFGHANISTAN	3	1	0	2	1	3	-2	3
SRI LANKA	3	0	1	2	0	5	-5	1

#	Date	Match	Venue	Result
1	07 April 2011 15:30	DPR KOREA-SRI LANKA	Halchowk Stadium	4:0
2	07 April 2011 15:30	AFGHANISTAN-NEPAL	Dashrath Stadium	0:1
3	09 April 2011 15:30	NEPAL-DPR KOREA	Dashrath Stadium	0:1
4	09 April 2011 15:30	SRI LANKA-AFGHANISTAN	Halchowk Stadium	0:1
5	11 April 2011 15:30	NEPAL-SRI LANKA	Dashrath Stadium	0:0
6	11 April 2011 15:30	DPR KOREA-AFGHANISTAN	Halchowk Stadium	2:0

 From Group -A: Palestine (winner) and Philippines (runner up)

 From Group- B: India (winner) and Turkmenistan (runner up)

 From Group -C: Maldives (winner) and Tajikistan (runner up)

 From Group- D North Korea (winner) and Nepal (runner up)

Nepal is in Group D of the AFC U-16 Championships

Kuala Lumpur: Central Asian neighbours Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan found themselves in the same group in the AFC U-16 Championship 2012 qualifiers on Wednesday.

Uzbekistan, who finished runners-up in the last edition of the competition, were placed in Group C alongside Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Bahrain and India.

AFC's Director of National Teams Competition Shin Man-gil conducting the AFC U-16 Championship draw in AFC House.

Forty teams were divided into two zones and separated in seven groups of six or five teams each. Each group will play one round league at a centralised venue and top two teams from each group will make it to the tournament proper.

Third best teams from each West and East zones will complete the 16-team line up of the 2012 finals.

Defending champions DPR Korea were placed in Group E along with China, Timor Leste, Singapore, Malaysia and Macau.

THE GROUPINGS

Group A: Iraq, Iran, Bangladesh, Qatar, Palestine, Sri Lanka

Group B: UAE, Kuwait, Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Maldives

Group C: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Bahrain, Kyrgyzstan, India

Group D: Syria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Lebanon

Group E: DPR Korea, China, Timor Leste, Singapore, Malaysia, Macau

Group F: Japan, Vietnam, Chinese Taipei, Laos, Korea Republic, Cambodia

Group G: Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Guam

Nepal is in Group A of the AFC U-19 Championships

Japan’s quest for their maiden AFC U-19 Championship crown will see them cross swords against fellow East Asian giants and 11-time winners Korea Republic in the qualifiers. 

The two powerhouses of Asian football were placed in Group E along with Thailand, Hong Kong, Guam and Chinese Taipei after Wednesday’s draw for the 2012 edition of this youth showcase.

AFC's Director of National Teams Competition, Mr. Shin Man-gil summarizing the draw result of the AFC U-19 C'ship.

Thirty-nine teams were divided into two zones and separated in seven groups of six or five teams each. Each group will play one round league at a centralised venue and top two teams from each group will make it to the tournament proper.

Third best teams from each West and East zones will complete the 16-team line up of the 2012 finals.

Defending champions DPR Korea were pitted with Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar and Laos in Group F while last edition’s runners-up Australia were drawn in Group G with China, Indonesia, Singapore and Macau. 

THE GROUPINGS

Group A: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives

Group B: Bahrain, Jordan, Tajikistan, Qatar, Kuwait, Bhutan

Group C: Uzbekistan, Iran, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan

Group D: UAE, Syria, Yemen, Palestine, Lebanon

Group E: Korea Republic, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Guam, Chinese Taipei

Group F: DPR Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos

Group G: Australia, China, Indonesia, Singapore, Macau

Live Update of Match between Nepal and Sri Lanka in AFC Challenge cup Qualifier Group -D

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0 0 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers 11-Apr-2011 03:30 PM NST

Sri Lanka

 Dear Viewers, I am here with the Live Update of the football Match between Nepal and Srilanka in the Qualifier of the AFC Challenge cup group D that is going to be held in dashrath Stadium of kathmandu Nepal. The day here is quite good Neither hot nor cold and Dashrath Stadium will once again invite lots of viewer to cheer for Nepalese Team. 
Nepal had three points while Srilanla had no point though both team had chance to qualify and win in needed for both team.

I will be with you through out the match with every action and be with me through out the match who can't watch match . For the people who are staying home can watch the match in Kantipur Television and Kantipur now onwards will live telecast every match organised by ANFA as Kantipur had signed agreement with ANFA. For the viewers who want to watch the match Live online can join Kantipur and click here to get the link.Please Don't forget to refresh the page to get recent updates and i will be with you at 15:20 NST.


 Welcome Viewers the game is about to start . National Anthem of both Team had already been song. Today Nepali team seems to have great enthusiasm. 
 the whistle is already been blown
1' Nepal XI: Kiran, Biraj, Deepak, Rohit, Nirajan, Anil, Jumanu, Sandip, Bhola, Sagar, Bharat. Spectators are cheering Nepal from Stadium!!!


3' Srilankan are playing fowl. Yellow card to Tuwan Rizni !! He played fowl Against Nirazan Hope they won't play fowl!! anyway Nepal seems in good moove!!!


6' What is Sri Lankan doing are they playing football. Again a fowl this time yellow card to Mohamad Surfaraz of srilanka Still no goal!!!


8' Anil Gurung playing today with jumanu rai and Bharat Khawas still to create nice moves. Can tri creat Nice move and greate a win for Nepal.


12'  Oh corner kick to Nepal . But poor cross by Bhola!! Nepal need to repeat Same performance today as they played against North Korea


15' Sagar Thapa goes for header but its not a goal. Srilankan defending well. nepal need to finish well if Nepal wants to score!! 


 20' Not effective game by nepal!!! they had more ball possesion though. Nepal need to score to win !! Ball possesion 60- 40 to Nepal

Nepali team against Srilanka

photo was taken from website 


23'  Nepalese are not playing their 100%  it seems Srilankan are dominating. Nepal need to perform well to win. Still goal less!!! Srilankan are playing better that their previous two games!!! 


26' Foul to Biraj Maharjan, free kick to Nepal, Rohit curls the ball, hmmmmmmm, Anil Gurung fails to reach to the ball.


30'  Nepal 0 Sri Lanka 0. Another Yellow Card to Sri Lankan player


35' Srilankan are in defensive mood. Are tehy thinking for counter attack. Still Nepal needs to create some move. Common nepal  


37' Nepal should play with plan. I hope coach can make some strategy in halftime so Nepal can create some magical moment. Nepal is taking srilanka easy it may cost much to Nepal!!!Sri Lankans are playing with 5-man defenders. Oh hooooooooooo! beautiful cross from Anil Gurng but no one there to touch the ball..


40' five minutes left to halftime. Nepal are having good ball possesion but still to create scoring chances  Can Nepal win the match and Qualify for the next round. The match between North Korea and Afghanistan will be crucial tooo!!


42' Bharat Khawas is showing his talent. Srilankan defense wow have to create some moves to pierce Srilankan defnese they are creating forest with five player in defence


45' Nepal need to score one minute added can nepal utilize extra time.


45+1' Extra time finished Nepal didn't score but there is sth to cheer up for Nepal Afghanistan are 1 goal behind North Korea. If Afghanistan lost against North Korea Nepal will qualify . But Nepalese wants goal!!!


 I will be back after few minutes till then have some drink. its half time!!! Oh what a scene in dashrath stadium. I am remembering the match between Nepal and Srilanka few years back where Nepal lose to Srilanka by 3-1.The time is different and Nepal is Under supervision of Bristish coach Gram Roberts this time. He will make some strategy and i hope we can see different Nepali team in second half!!!


46' Second half is one the way. Did Nepal make some Strategy in half time!! lets see what have they brought for Nepali fan Substitution in Srilankan team yellow card holder Tuwan Rizvi out and Nagur in. Cheering from Nepali spectators!!!


47' Still not attractive and dangerous move from nepali side!!! Don't be lazy guys !!! Oh striker of nepal Anil gurung seems to be injured.  He gets blow in his face !!No cards?? it doesn't seem to be intentional!!!

Anil Gurung Injured during match

50' Still Goalless Nepal seems quite organized in second half but still need to move what if Anil have to move!!! 


53' Nepal need to score even though they can move to the second round with a  draw. Winning always boost up the team. Gaham Roberts may have done something in half time. Nepal seems more organized!!!


60' Sri Lankan Skipper Rohan gets Yellow Card. Should have been REd carded. Again to Anil Gurung....  This seems purely intentional. He gets another blow in his NOSE!


 62' Free kick To Nepal... Can Gorkhali score A GOAL here! Wow! What a kick, lankly Lankan keeper hardly saves the ball...Huuuuuuuuuuu! another world class save Graham roberts looks tense?? anyway keep cool man!!!
   Don't Forget to refresh the page i will try to come as soon as possible with every update. Match is being intresting!!!


65' Nepal still trying hard in Srilankan D box but its too crouded!!! Nepal looking defensive too i guess they got message from the ongoing match from Halchowk. hey attacking is the best way to score Nepal is now playing 5-2-3 Formation! 


70' Oh god still goal less. Anil gurung should be given rest!!! Yes he is out and he is suffering from Dizziness . Rabin Shrestha is in!! can he create some magic for Nepal. 
            Nepal  0 - 0 Srilanka


75'  Rabin Shrestha started showing his presence. where is jumanu today!!! anyway  %-3-2 formation. Roberts can change strategy even in the field. Salute to him!!!


80' Nepal being Defensive Anyway still draw is sufficient for Nepal to send in second round but what if  we got goal. Nepal should score 


86' Oh no Sri Lankan  gets free kick and it could be dangerous to Nepal. Kiran world class keeper can he save it!!!


89' Final few moments left  Kiran slips the ball,  huge mistake Sri Lankan player is right there
, Thank god! ROHIT CHAND world class played as said by coach save it. He is there to head the ball out!! Srilankan are being agressive. Good game


90' four minutes added !!! can Srilankan score 2 ?? if not Nepal wll be in second round!!! Tahnx to Rohit !!!


90+4' Full Time Nepal managed to hold Srilanka or it will be better if i say Srilanka mange to hold Nepal for 90 minutes. Anyway Nepal are in second round of AFC challenge cup!! Well done Nepal