The foundation stone for Afghanistan’s first cricket stadium was laid by Chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board and Afghanistan Finance Minister Dr. Omar Zakhilwal. The stadium will be built in the Ghazi Amanullah Khan Township which is situated 15 kilometers east of Jalalabad city on the Jalalabad – Torkham Highway in the eastern Afghan province…
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Sharjah Cricket Stadium named ‘home ground’ for Afghanistan
The Sharjah Cricket Stadium has been named as the ‘home ground’ for Afghanistan for hosting ODI and first-class cricket. The grant was made by Abdulrahman Bukhatir after the continuous rise of Afghanistan in world cricket even though they do not have even one proper cricket ground in Afghanistan. Sharjah Cricket Stadium is incidentally the stadium…
Afghanitan enter World Cup T20 2010
Afghanistan won the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers and secured their position in the World Cup T20 2010 in the West Indies. Afghanistan beat Ireland in the final by eight wickets with 15 balls remaining. However, both teams already secured their berth in the World Cup T20 in the Caribbean as soon as they won their…