ADAM Hollioake has never walked away from a challenge but even the former England ODI skipper could have been forgiven for turning his back on Afghanistan’s Shpageeza Cricket League last week.

By Richard Edwards
Hollioake’s Boost Defenders team were playing the MIS Ainak Knights at the Alokozay Kabul ICC Ground last Wednesday when a suicide bomber detonated a device that killed three and wounded 12 others.
Sitting pitchside, Hollioake initially thought the blast was a firecracker. The players were then told a gas explosion had caused the explosion.
When the news finally broke th...