As per an settlement between the 2 cricket boards, the UAE will host Afghanistan’s home video games for the following 5 years. The transfer was prompted by the political scenario in Afghanistan, which has not hosted worldwide groups.
As a part of the settlement, Test-playing nation Afghanistan will play the United Arab Emirates in a three-match T20I collection each 5 years.
“We are delighted to support the ACB in ensuring they have a home for cricket,” Mubashir Usmani, secretary basic of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), mentioned in a press release.
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so excited to share #UAEcricket And @ACBofficials have formalized a five-year deal which might be welcome #Afghanistancricket UAE’s world-class venues (for dwelling fixtures) plus annual #UAEvAFG T20I Match 🙌
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– UAE Cricket Official (@EmiratesCricket) November 27, 2022
“We are additionally grateful to the Afghanistan Cricket Board for agreeing to play a collection of T20I matches towards the UAE staff yearly.
“It will provide invaluable experience to our UAE team and help them grow,” he added.
Till now, the Afghanistan staff has been taking part in and conducting its coaching periods on a series-by-series foundation. ECB may even present logistic help to ACB.
According to the ICC’s Future Tours Program (FTP), Afghanistan is ready to host three ODIs every from Australia, Pakistan and the West Indies, in addition to Zimbabwe subsequent 12 months main into the 2023 ODI World Cup. The matches might be performed in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
