INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ireland&s cricket board announced this week they have cancelled a multi-format series against Afghanistan scheduled for later this
year.Cricket Ireland said in a statement issued on Tuesday that they were cancelling the series due to &financial reasons&.One planned
series that won''t go ahead for financial reasons is against Afghanistan.This decision is part of our management of short-term budgetary
constraints, as well as our requirement to comply with the Board&s mandate to deliver balanced investment across the organisation&s
strategic objectives,& said Warren Deutrom, Chief Executive of Cricket Ireland.However, in the same statement Cricket Ireland confirmed a
line up of action-packed cricket this summer.West Indies will play six limited-overs matches in Ireland in May and June before England
arrive in September for a three-match Twenty20 series.In addition, Zimbabwe Women and Pakistan Women will tour Ireland in July and August
respectively; and Ireland Women will compete in two ICC World Cup qualifier tournaments.In addition to this, Ireland Wolves will head to the
UAE to play Sri Lanka A and Afghanistan A as part of a multi-format tour.Cricket Ireland added that &further fixtures and tours in 2025 will
be announced in due course&.
Deutrom meanwhile said Cricket Ireland will also invest to upgrade infrastructure and facilities across the
country.The Irish government announced last August it would build a stadium at the national sports campus in Blanchardstown, which will also
stage matches of the T20 World Cup in 2030, which Ireland will co-host with England and Scotland.All in all, on and off the pitch, in time
this will be recognised as one of the more consequential years in Irish cricket history,& Deutrom added.In response to this news, the
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has clarified that the matches have not been canceled and that efforts are underway to reschedule them at a
more suitable time.The post Cricket Ireland cancels Afghanistan series for ‘financial reasons& first appeared on Ariana News.
