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ACB hails BCCI's decision to host Afghanistan for maiden Test as historic

By Saurabh Sharma December 11, 2017 • 17:39 PM View: 1626

Kabul, Dec 11 (Cricketnmore) Reacting to the BCCI's decision to host Afghanistan for their first ever Test match against India, Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) Chairman Atif Mashal on Monday called it a historic moment for his country.

"I would like to thank @BCCI for a fruitful meeting in which we agreed that Afghanistan will play its inaugural Test match against India, which will be a historic moment for Afghanistan cricket," Mashal tweeted shortly after BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary announced it.

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