The United Arab Emirates will host Afghanistan’s ‘home’ matches over the following 5 years, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) mentioned on Sunday.
Security issues have saved touring groups away from Afghanistan, which performed its ‘home’ matches in India lately. That notion has solely deepened because the nation’s Taliban takeover in August 2021.
As a part of the settlement, Test-playing nation Afghanistan will play an annual three-match T20 collection in opposition to the tier-two Emirati facet, the cricket boards mentioned in a press release.
“…we are happy to support the ACB in ensuring that they have a home for their cricket,” basic secretary of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) Mubashir Usmani mentioned in a press release.
“We are also thankful to the Afghanistan Cricket Board for agreeing to play a series of T20I matches against UAE team each year.
“This will provide our UAE team with invaluable exposure and help in their development.”
The ECB would additionally present logistic help to the ACB, together with visa help and workplace area.
ACB chief govt Naseeb Khan hoped the “fruitful agreement” would serve future targets of each the boards.
In the previous, the UAE has served as venue for Pakistan’s ‘home’ fixtures, and likewise hosted final yr’s T20 World Cup after the showpiece needed to be moved out of India following a COVID-19 disaster.