Afghanistan have already come a long way, now there’s a new challenge

By Richard Edwards

Meeting: Peter Frawley

THE granting of Test status to Afghanistan has been hailed as a modern-day sporting miracle – by the man who organised the country’s first official tour of England back in 2006.
Afghanistan were awarded Test status, alongside Ireland, at the ICC’s full council meeting at The Oval last Thursday, completing their whirlwind journey from Division Five of the World Cricket League to the global game’s top table.
They have clearly come a long way since a meeting between Peter Frawley, the owner of the Internatio...

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