Kandahar International Cricket Stadium
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| Location | Aino Meyna, Kandahar, Afghanistan |
| Establishment | 2012 |
| Capacity | 14,000 |
| Owner | Afghanistan Cricket Board |
| Operator | Afghanistan Cricket Board |
| Tenants | Boost Defenders Kandahar Province cricket team |
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| As of January 25, 2020 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |
Kandahar International Cricket Stadium (
.The stadium was built on 44 acres of land in the heart of Aino Meyna, a new suburb of Kandahar. The land was donated by
In August 2014, the Government of India approved the grant of $1 million for the construction of the stadium under the Small Development Project Scheme.[2][3] Construction of the stadium was delayed for two years but has resumed in early 2016, and is expected to be completed before the summer of 2017.[4] As of October 17, 2016, about 70% of the construction work has been completed.
It is expected that once the stadium opens, cricket will become more popular in southern Afghanistan.
It is hoped that the stadium will be able to attract international teams to play
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