New Delhi: India will host Afghanistan for
their first ever Test in 2019-2020, the BCCI announced here
today.
Afghanistan earned their Test status alongside Ireland
this June.
"Afghans were scheduled to play their first Test in 2019
versus Australia but considering the historic relationship
between India and Afghanistan, we decided to host their first
Test," said BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary after the
Special General Meeting here today.
Afghanistan and Ireland were made full members of the
International Cricket Council (ICC) in June, becoming the
sport's 11th and 12h Test-playing nations.
Besides welcoming them into five-day cricket, the BCCI
has extended a helping hand to Afghanistan on a number of
occasions.
The team from the war-ravaged nation has hosted its home
games in India, most recently the series against Ireland in
Greater Noida.
Rashid Khan and Mohammed Nabi became the first two
Afghanistan cricketers to be bought at the IPL auction earlier
this year.
PTI
