The Afghanistan Cricket Board had withdrawn from a T20I triangular series in Pakistan next month after an air strike in the country's Paktika province killed at least 10 civilians, including three cricketers. Here's what the Pakistan Cricket Board said in response...
Shubman Gill also described former India captains Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as players he idolised growing up, and maintained that he continues to seek their advice and that it will be a "big honour" for him to have them by his side.
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Besides strong reactions from Rashid Khan and other Afghan cricket stars, the country's board cancelled its trip to Pakistan for a T20I tri-series next month after an air strike in the country's Paktika province on Friday led to the deaths of three cricketers.
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