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| Recent Achievements: Fourth in ACC Rankings for 2009 and 2010 seasons Eighth in ACC Rankings for 2007 and 2008 seasons Fourteenth in ICC Global Rankings Active personnel qualified from ACC Courses:
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Never a part of the British Empire, it was only in the camps established during the Afghan Wars of Liberation in the North West Frontier Province region of Pakistan from 1979 onwards, that cricket first became popular amongst the displaced Afghans.
From zero-access to cricket 10 years ago, and with precious little other sport on offer in the country, Afghanistan’s international success is generating tremendous interest. With the highest proportion of school-age children in the world, one in five, according to the United Nations and 60% of the country below age of 21, there is huge potential for cricket to play a huge part in establishing sport as a social force in Afghanistan. Indeed, junior playing numbers have increased substantially in the country in 2010.
Afghanistan’s cricket in the past ten years, which has seen them go from being a disorganised rag-tag band of nomadic hitters into a team that has impressed mightily on the world stage and that has won the respect and affection of millions. All this while the team has gone through three coaches in the past three years and four Chief Executives in the past two. However, it has been while the same core of individuals on the field that has taken them all the way from Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 5 to ODI status and a place in the 2010 World Twenty20 and a silver medal at the Asian Games. It has been an exhilarating ride. They have their own home ground now and what looks like the beginnings of some proper support from the administrators: practise facilities are being put in place, teams are being picked on merit and the players are left to do what they do best – play cricket. ACC Development Officer Iqbal Sikander who was with Afghanistan during their successful and coach-less tour of Canada says, “I would say that the next few years, if not months are crucial to Afghanistan’s progress. They need to build on all that they have achieved and fully realise their potential. Even with all their talent, there is lots of room for improvement on and off the field. Playing against top-class competition can only help them get better and if the Board officials truly provide all the things the team needs then the team will reward the whole country and all their fans.” Much needed improvements are being made to their domestic structure as it has become a matter of national pride that cricket continues to flourish in the country. 34 grounds have sprung up in the past year, funded by the public and private sector with two excellent facilies completed in 2011, one in in Jalalabad funded by the ACC, ACB and a local businessman, and the other in Kabul. In February 2010 Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the Middle East was given to Afghanistan for use as their ‘home ground’ for training and matches by Abdulrahman Bukhatir, founder of cricket in Sharjah and a prime mover behind Dubai Sports City. This is where they have played the bulk of their first-class and ODI cricket. | ||||||
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| AFGHANISTAN CRICKET BOARD (ACB) Shah-re-naw Ismat Muslim Street Kabul Afghanistan Phone: + 93 799 415533 Email: ceo@afghancricket.af Web: www.afghancricket.af |
Friday, June 29, 2012
Afghanistan Cricket Board
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