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Cricket Team Returns Home To Hero’s Welcome

The National Cricket Team on Saturday returned home to a hero’s welcome after winning five consecutive cups at international events.

Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah was at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul to welcome the team home.

“We are here to encourage the national team and to let them know that the National Unity Government leaders and the people of Afghanistan are happy about their victories,” Abdullah said.

“We are committed to leaving no stone unturned in our efforts to develop the national cricket team and to cooperate with them,” said Shukrullah Atif Mashal, chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board.

Meanwhile, a number of national team members said their consecutive wins against Zimbabwe and Ireland in One Internationals and Twenty20 matches, as well as this week’s victory over Ireland in the 4-day ICC Intercontinental Cup is a huge achievement and of historical importance to Afghanistan’s cricket.

“Afghanistan’s victory in the Intercontinental Cup was important. It was due to the efforts of the national team and the prayers of Afghan people which led us to victory,” the national team’s captain Asghar Stanikzai said.

“Our goal is to continue our efforts and make Afghanistan a winner in every event,” national team member Shahzad Mohammadi said.

“This time, everyone played well and there was a balance among the team members. I hope it continues in the future,” said another national cricketer, Nabi Esakhail.

After landing in Kabul, the national squad went to the Afghanistan Cricket Board offices where they marked their victory by planting trees. They called on all Afghans to pay more attention to their environment.

Cricket Team Returns Home To Hero’s Welcome

Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah was at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on Saturday to welcome the team home.

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The National Cricket Team on Saturday returned home to a hero’s welcome after winning five consecutive cups at international events.

Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah was at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul to welcome the team home.

“We are here to encourage the national team and to let them know that the National Unity Government leaders and the people of Afghanistan are happy about their victories,” Abdullah said.

“We are committed to leaving no stone unturned in our efforts to develop the national cricket team and to cooperate with them,” said Shukrullah Atif Mashal, chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board.

Meanwhile, a number of national team members said their consecutive wins against Zimbabwe and Ireland in One Internationals and Twenty20 matches, as well as this week’s victory over Ireland in the 4-day ICC Intercontinental Cup is a huge achievement and of historical importance to Afghanistan’s cricket.

“Afghanistan’s victory in the Intercontinental Cup was important. It was due to the efforts of the national team and the prayers of Afghan people which led us to victory,” the national team’s captain Asghar Stanikzai said.

“Our goal is to continue our efforts and make Afghanistan a winner in every event,” national team member Shahzad Mohammadi said.

“This time, everyone played well and there was a balance among the team members. I hope it continues in the future,” said another national cricketer, Nabi Esakhail.

After landing in Kabul, the national squad went to the Afghanistan Cricket Board offices where they marked their victory by planting trees. They called on all Afghans to pay more attention to their environment.

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