Kandahar International Cricket Stadium
| Ground information | |
|---|---|
| Location |
Aino Mina, Kandahar, Afghanistan |
| Establishment | 2012 |
| Capacity | 14,000 |
| Owner | Afghanistan Cricket Board |
| Operator | Afghanistan Cricket Board |
| Tenants | Kandahar Province cricket team |
| End names | |
| n/a | |
| International information | |
| As of October 17, 2016 | |
Kandahar International Cricket Stadium is a cricket stadium in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It is currently under construction.[1]
The stadium is built on 44 acres of land in the heart of Aino Mina, a new suburb of Kandahar. The land was donated by Mahmood Karzai to the Afghanistan Cricket Board in 2012.[2]
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.[3][4] 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.[5] 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.[6] The Kandahar International Cricket Stadium will be one of the leading cricket stadiums in Afghanistan after Ghazi Amanullah Khan International Cricket Stadium in Ghazi Amanullah Khan City and Kabul National Cricket Stadium in Kabul.
It is hoped that the stadium will be able to attract international teams to play Afghanistan who currently have One Day International status until at least 2018.