Ground Name: | Ghazi Amanullah International Cricket Stadium د غازي امان الله نړيوال کرکټ لوبغالی |
Country: | Afghanistan |
Location: | Ghazi Amanullah Town, Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan |
Coordinates: | 34.2831°N 70.6531°W |
Establishment: | September 11, 2008 |
Seating Capacity: | 14,000 |
Owner: | Government of Nangarhar Province |
Operator: | Afghanistan Cricket Board |
Tenants: | Spin Ghar Tigers Nangarhar Province cricket team |
End2: | n/a |
International: | false |
Year2: | 2011- |
Club2: | Afghanistan cricket team |
Year1: | 2011- |
Date: | February 02, |
Year: | 2020 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/789639.html ESPNCricinfo |
Ghāzī Amānullāh International Cricket Stadium, Jalalabad (Pushto; Pashto: د غازي امان الله نړيوال کرکټ لوبغالی) is an international standard cricket stadium in Afghanistan. It is located in the heart of Ghazi Amanullah Town, a new suburb of Jalalabad in Nangarhar Province.[1]
Construction of the stadium began in March 2010 when the foundation stone was laid by Minister of Finance and president of the Afghanistan Cricket Board, Omar Zakhilwal.[2] The project was developed on 30 acres of land donated by the developer constructing Ghazi Amanullah Town.[3] The first phase of construction, which took a year to complete, cost $1.8 million, and included the completion of the basic stadium.[2] A pavilion, accommodation for players and administrative buildings were constructed later.[2]
It is hoped that the stadium will be able to attract international teams to play Afghanistan, which is now a Full Member of the International Cricket Council.