Former Afghanistan cricketer, chief selector and coach Asadullah Khan has condemned the Pakistani airstrikes which killed three aspiring cricketers in Paktika last month, saying that the cricketers and cricket had nothing to do with the political situation between the two countries. He also hailed the role of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Indian Premier League (IPL) in raising the quality of Afghanistan cricket.

Asadullah, now also a director of the Gulf Cup, a youth, school-level cricket tournament taking place in Sharjah from November 15 onwards, was speaking to ANI in an interview.

Speaking on Pakistani airstrikes which killed three aspiring young cricketers, Asadullah said, “For any team or country, not only in cricket, it is a matter of grief that a common

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