Afghanistan cancel T20I matches with Pakistan after Kabul attack

ACB’s announced the decision on their official twitter account on Thursday

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has cancelled friendly matches with Pakistan in the wake of Kabul bomb attack, which left at least 80 people dead and more than 350 injured on Wednesday.

Both boards decided to hosts T20I matches in the month of July and August in Kabul and Lahore, but ACB, on their official twitter account, announced the decision to cancel the match which they were supposed to host.

@ACBofficials cancells friendly matches including initially agreed terms of mutual cricketing relationship with @TheRealPCB#kabulblast

— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) May 31, 2017

The agreement between ACB and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was signed last week, which also included providing Afghanistan team venues for training and conditioning camp.

The two boards also struck a similar sort of deal back in 2013, where the Afghan players were also given access to train in the National Cricket Academy (NCA).

The move comes as a major blow in reviving cricketing ties between two countries and it also mounts doubts on the participation of the six Pakistan players including Akmal brothers, Sohail Tanvir and Babar Azam in the upcoming Shpageeza T20 League.