KARACHI: Four Pakistani cricketers were immediately recalled from Afghanistan after a bomb blast incident during a national league match at Kabul’s International Stadium on Friday.
According to the details, Mir Hamza, Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Afridi and Kamran Ghulam have been withdrawn from Afghanistan’s Shpageeza Cricket League (SCL) following the incident that injured four spectators.
The blast occurred during a match between Pamir Zalmi and Band-e-Amir Dragons at Afghanistan’s main cricket stadium, after which play was stopped.
Afghanistan Cricket Board CEO Naseeb Khan confirmed the incident and announced that all players, staff and foreigners were completely safe after the blast.
It is worth mentioning here that the ongoing Shpageeza Cricket League is the eighth edition of the tournament with eight teams.
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