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| Location | Ghazi Amanullah Town, Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan | ||||
| Coordinates | 34°16′59″N 70°39′11″E / 34.28306°N 70.65306°E | ||||
| Establishment | September 11, 2008 | ||||
| Capacity | 14,000 | ||||
| Owner | Government of Nangarhar Province | ||||
| Operator | Afghanistan Cricket Board | ||||
| Tenants | Spin Ghar Tigers Nangarhar Province cricket team | ||||
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| As of February 02, 2020 Source: ESPNCricinfo | |||||
Ghāzī Amānullāh International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad (Pashto: د غازي امان الله نړيوال کرکټ لوبغالی) is an international standard cricket stadium in Afghanistan. It is located in the heart of Ghazi Amanullah Town, a new suburb of Jalalabad in Nangarhar Province.[1]
Construction of the stadium began in March 2010 when the foundation stone was laid by Minister of Finance and president of the Afghanistan Cricket Board, Omar Zakhilwal.[2] The project was developed on 30 acres of land donated by the developer constructing Ghazi Amanullah Town.[3] The first phase of construction, which took a year to complete, cost $1.8 million, and included the completion of the basic stadium.[2] A pavilion, accommodation for players and administrative buildings were constructed later.[2]
It is hoped that the stadium will be able to attract international teams to play Afghanistan, which is now a Full Member of the International Cricket Council.
- ^ "International cricket stadium inaugurated in Nangarhar (Video)" (in Pashto). Pajhwok Afghan News. 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ a b c Momand, Hiral (19 March 2010). "Afghanistan's First Cricket Stadium". Asian Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ Afghanistan to build international cricket stadium Archived 2011-01-25 at the Wayback Machine October 27, 2010.