The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) is the authority administering an assortment of cricket in Afghanistan. It is Afghanistan's agent at the International Cricket Council (ICC) and was a partner individual from ICC from June 2013 until turning into a full part in June 2017. Prior to that, it was an associate part and has been an individual from that body since 2001. It is likewise an individual from the Asian Cricket Council. The ladies' group was shaped in 2010. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is the benefactor in-head of the board

Cricket in Afghanistan was first played during the nineteenth-century Anglo-Afghan Wars, with British soldiers detailed as having played in Kabul in 1839. Be that as it may, in contrast to numerous nations, no enduring cricket heritage was left by the British, and it would be in excess of 100 years before cricket returned.

During the 1990s, cricket became mainstream among Afghan displaced people in Pakistan, and the Afghanistan Cricket Federation was shaped there in 1995. They kept on playing cricket on their re-visitation of their nation of origin in late 2001. Like all games, cricket was initially prohibited by the decision Taliban, however, it turned into a prominent special case in 2000 and the Afghanistan Cricket Federation was chosen as an offshoot individual from the ICC the next year.

On 11 November 2010, the Afghan public ladies' cricket crew was framed. This was to assist females with understanding the sport of cricket and have an equal group to that of the men. Likewise, the approach expresses that according to Islamic practice ladies can alternatively wear a headscarf or hijab which is their own decision.

In July 2016, ACB uncovered an essential arrangement and set focuses for Afghanistan to be a main six ODI group by 2019 and a best three group in both T20Is and ODIs by 2025. To accomplish this, ACB made a proposition to be introduced to BCCI, in progress to get yearly reciprocal matches against India and groups visiting India starting one year from now.