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afghanistan The Cricket Board has withdrawn its national team from the Twenty20 triangular series to be held next month. Pakistan This comes after it was claimed that three local cricketers were killed in Pakistani military strikes in south-eastern Paktika province on Friday.
The ACB said in a post on social media on Saturday that the cricketers were “targeted during a gathering” in Urgun district as they were returning home after playing a friendly cricket match in Sharan, the capital of Paktika province.
“The ACB considers this a great loss for Afghanistan’s sporting community, its athletes and the cricket family,” the ACB said.
“In response to this tragic incident and as a sign of respect for the victims, the Afghanistan Cricket Board has decided to withdraw from participation in the upcoming triangular T20I series.”
Triangular series is also appearing Sri LankaThe game was to be played in Rawalpindi and Lahore from November 17-29 as part of the teams’ preparations for next year’s T20 World Cup. India And Sri Lanka.
This will be the second triangular series between Pakistan and Afghanistan in four months, as both teams competed in the three-nation tournament. united arab emirates on September. Pakistan had defeated Afghanistan in the final of that tournament.
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