The BCCI strongly condemned Pakistan’s airstrikes in Afghanistan that killed three cricketers and expressed solidarity with the Afghanistan Cricket Board and the victims’ families.
The BCCI has strongly condemned Pakistan’s airstrikes in Afghanistan that killed three cricketers, calling the attacks cowardly. The victims, Kabeer Agha, Sibghatullah, and Haroon, lost their lives in Paktika province.
In response, the Afghanistan Cricket Board decided to withdraw from the upcoming tri-nation T20I series in Pakistan, scheduled from November 17 in Rawalpindi and Lahore. The board cited respect for the victims as the reason for pulling out. The BCCI expressed deep sorrow over the loss and extended condolences to the families and the Afghanistan cricket fraternity. It also condemned the cross-border attack and stood in solidarity with the Afghanistan Cricket Board during this period of grief.
“The Board of Control for Cricket in India expresses its deep sorrow and condolences on the tragic loss of three young Afghan cricketers, Kabeer Agha, Sibghatullah and Haroon, who lost their lives in the cowardly cross-border airstrikes in Paktika province,” BCCI said in a statement.
“The BCCI stands in solidarity with the Afghanistan Cricket Board, the cricket fraternity and the families of the departed players during this moment of profound grief and condemns this ghastly and unwarranted attack,” it added.
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According to various reports, Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Argun and Barmal districts of Paktika, ending the ceasefire with Afghanistan. The strikes killed civilians, including cricketers. Afghan cricket stars Rashid Khan and former captain Gulbadin Naib also condemned the attacks, describing the loss of life as tragic and expressing grief over the deaths of innocent civilians and team members.
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