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ATN secures digital rights to broadcast IPL
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Ariana Television Network is pleased to announce that it has secured the rights to broadcast the world’s biggest and richest franchise cricket tournament on its digital platforms.
That’s right, this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), which starts on Friday, will be made that much more accessible to millions of fans in the country.
Matches will be live streamed on both Ariana News and Ariana Television websites each day allowing Afghans to watch this thrilling event no matter where they are.
And it’s a tournament not to be missed as some of the world’s biggest stars, including Afghan heroes, will again be showcasing their talents in one of the greatest battles in cricket.
Included in this year’s star-studded lineup is spin wizard Rashid Khan, who has again been ranked No.1 bowler, in ICC Bowling Rankings, in the world – after leading his team to a brilliant 2-1 T20I series win against Pakistan earlier this week.
Here’s what you need to know:
The challenge starts on Friday, March 31. Gujarat Titans are the title holders, having won last year, and will take on Chennai Super Kings in the first match.
Ten teams in total will take part and there are 70 matches before the knockout stages. The final will be held on May 28 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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Full Broadcasting Schedule
TATA IPL 2023 – Match Schedule
Rule Changes
This year, the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) has made a few changes to the rules and the format of the IPL 2023.
The Indian board has restored the home and away arrangement of the matches for the 16th edition of IPL and divided the ten teams into two groups of five. Every team will play 14 league-stage matches, including seven home and seven away games.
The IPL 2023 will be held across 12 venues over 52 days.
Other major changes made, as explained by Cricket Times:
1) Decision review system for wide and no balls
Players can now challenge the wide and no-ball decisions of the umpires using the Decision Review System (DRS). The Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2023 became the first tournament to introduce the rule, and now IPL will also see it being implemented in their 16th edition.
In the WPL opener, Mumbai Indians captain Harmanpreet Kaur used a review to challenge a wide call by the umpire and became the first skipper to avail the benefit.
2) The ‘Impact Player’ Rule
BCCI has also added a new ‘Impact Player’ rule in the IPL 2023 that allows every team to replace one of their on-field players with any of the four substitutes at any moment of the match.
However, the replaced player will no longer be able to participate further in the match, not even as a substitute fielder.
Notably, if a team names four foreign players in their playing eleven, then the impact player can only be an Indian.
IPL 2023 Groups:
Group A: Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants
Group B: Gujarat Titans, Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore
Afghan Players in IPL 2023
Afghan players nowadays are in demand in T20 Leagues around the world and IPL is no exception.
This year, five Afghan players will represent various teams. They are:
Rehmanullah Gurbaz will be in action for Kolkata Knight Riders after being retained by the team for this season. Gurbaz did not however get a game in IPL 2022 but as the cricket fraternity know, he is useful at the top of the order with his quick runs.
Known as the “spin twins”, Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmed will be in action for Gujarat Titans. Both the players were retained by the Titans for this season.
Rashid picked up 19 wickets in IPL 2022 at an average of 22 and was the 2nd highest wicket-taker of Gujarat Titans. If given an opportunity, Noor Ahmed can also prove his talent this year.
Fazalhaq Farooqi was retained in the Sunrisers Hyderabad team for IPL 2023. He played just 3 games in IPL 2022 and picked a couple of wickets.
Naveen-ul-Haq became part of the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2023 Auction.
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Afghanistan’s national futsal team arrives in Tashkent
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Afghanistan’s national futsal team has arrived in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, to participate in the Futsal World Cup 2024.
The Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024 with the participation of 24 teams is scheduled to kick off on September 14 in Tashkent.
How to watch FIFA Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024?
For fans across Afghanistan, Ariana Television will again make sure you don’t miss out on the thrill of matches – which will get underway on Saturday 14 September.
Afghanistan will play their first match on Sunday 15 September when they come up against Angola.
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Afghanistan name squad for maiden Test against New Zealand
Hashmatullah Shahidi will captain Afghanistan while other prominent names in the squad include Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, and Azmatullah Omarzai.
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Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Friday announced the nation’s squad for the one-off Test against New Zealand starting 9 September in India’s Greater Noida.
Hashmatullah Shahidi will captain Afghanistan while other prominent names in the squad include Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, and Azmatullah Omarzai.
Rashid Khan, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and Karim Janat weren’t in consideration as they weren’t a part of the preliminary squad.
Rashid, Afghanistan’s talismanic all-rounder, wasn’t considered because he had been advised to refrain from long-format cricket for a year after his back operation.
All-rounder Gulbadin Naib, who was a part of the preliminary squad also didn’t make it to the final squad.
Shahidi has played eight Tests for Afghanistan, of which three have been as a captain.
Squad: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Abdul Malik, Riaz Hassan, Afsar Zazai, Ikram Alikhil, Baheer Shah Mahboob, Shahidullah Kamal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Shams Ur Rahman, Zia Ur Rahman Akbar, Zahir Khan Pakteen, Qais Ahmad, Khalil Ahmad, Nijat Masood
Recently, Afghanistan’s opponent New Zealand announced that they had appointed former Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Rangana Herath as their spin bowling coach for the next three Tests, whereas former India batting coach Vikram Rathour joined the camp for the one-off Afghanistan game.
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Afghanistan’s futsal team secures bronze medal in five-a-side tournament
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Afghanistan’s national futsal team lost 2-1 against the host team, Thailand, in their last match in the continental five-a-side tournament match on Friday.
The country’s futsal national team won the bronze medal by winning 2 out of 4 games played in the continental tournament.
This was the fourth and the last match for Afghanistan in the tournament.
In the tournament’s first game, Afghanistan beat Guatemala 5-4.
In the third match, Afghanistan thrashed New Zealand 5-1.
The tournament was hosted by Thailand, involving teams from Afghanistan, Guatemala, New Zealand, and Kuwait.
With just over a week to go before the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024, these matches are seen as crucial for the team, as they view them as important warm-up sessions ahead of the Uzbekistan World Cup.
For fans across Afghanistan, Ariana Television will again make sure you don’t miss out on the thrill of matches – which will get underway on Saturday 14 September.
Afghanistan will play their first match on Sunday 15 September when they come up against Angola.
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