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Willing to provide all help to promote Afghan cricket: Thakur

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Press Trust of India Chandigarh
BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur today said that they would help Afghanistan Cricket Board in every manner to help them match level of other countries at the international level.

Thakur said,"Afghanistan Cricket Board has requested BCCI that they want to come and play here, use the infrastructure and also to have one venue as the Afghan venue. Their Board has requested to create one centre in India which can be dedicated to Afghanistan cricket."

He said that Afghanistan has said that they want to come and play in India.

"BCCI will be more than happy to accomodate the Afghan cricket team for any kind of help for the promotion of the game," he said.
 

Asked if any kind of financial assistance will be given to Afghanistan team from BCCI side, he said,"Let's see, let them write to BCCI. Any knowledge, any kind of help which Afghanistan Board requires, we are more than happy to help them.

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First Published: May 14 2015 | 2:57 PM IST

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