GREATER NOIDA: The Afghanistan countrywide cricket crew has expressed dissatisfaction with the facilities at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Stadium in Greater Noida, their selected venue for the one-off Test towards New Zealand. The in shape, at the beginning scheduled to begin on September 9th (Monday), had its beginning day washed out because of a wet outfield and continual rain. Unfortunately, the match became also halted on the second one day because of chronic showers and wet outfield. Despite good sized arrangements at the venue, the Afghanistan group has voiced frustration over what they perceive as inadequate facilities. According to the media reports, the team has officially announced that they’ll no longer play at this stadium again. A source close to the Afghanistan Cricket Board confirmed that destiny matches will be relocated to Lucknow due to ongoing mismanagement and shortage of vital services on the cutting-edge venue. “There are no centers. We will never come right here once more. Our preference will be Lucknow. There are not any basic centers. There is complete mismanagement at the venue. Even the players are not happy with education centers and the whole thing,” ACB reliable said. Afghanistan is ready to stand the New Zealand cricket team for the primary time in Test cricket, marking their 10th Test suit in their history. While Afghanistan has but to make a extensive impact within the longest format of the sport, their performance in ODIs and T20s has been amazing. Under the captaincy of Hashmatullah Shahidi, the team has secured 2 wins out of 9 Test matches, with victories towards Bangladesh and Ireland. With a current win over New Zealand within the T20 World Cup 2024, Afghanistan will enter this one-off Test with high confidence, aiming to enhance their Test file and make records.
