The Abbottabad Cricket Stadium is a
cricket
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ground located in
Abbottabad,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
,
Pakistan
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. It was established in 2003 by the
Pakistan Cricket Board
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, and in 2010, it was declared as a
first-class ground.
It has hosted
first-class and
List A games for both
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team is a domestic cricket team in Pakistan representing the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It competes in domestic first-class, List A and T20 cricket tournaments, namely the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pakistan Cup and N ...
and
Federally Administered Tribal Areas
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,
as well as training camps for the
Pakistan national team. In September 2019, the
Pakistan Cricket Board
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named it as one of the venues to host matches in the
2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
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.
Potential
The stadium is located in the backdrop of mountains at an altitude of over . Commenting on his maiden visit to the venue,
Wasim Akram
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remarked that "it’s probably the most beautiful stadium in the world. I really feel proud that we have such stadiums in Pakistan. I have travelled all around the world and I’m pleased to see such a venue in our country".
Ruing PCB's lack of interest, Abbottabad Cricket Association President Amir Nawab has said, “The PCB should invest here...this ground can catch the eye of the outside world but investment is needed.”
The ground was chosen as the location for the training camp for the
Pakistan cricket team
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prior to the
ICC Champions Trophy 2013, since the conditions were similar to those in
England
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and
Wales
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.
Matches
As of September 2022, 53 first-class matches have been played on this ground, all of them either
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy
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or Quaid-e-Azam Trophy Silver League fixtures.
Moreover, 14 List A games have also been played here.
See also
*
Abbottabad Falcons
The Abbottabad Falcons ( ur, ایبٹ آباد فالکنز) was a Pakistani men's professional Twenty20 cricket team that competed in the Haier T20 League and was based in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The Falcons played at the Ab ...
*
Pakistan Cricket Board
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References
External links
* http://www.pcboard.com.pk/Pakistan/Grounds/2009.html
Ground profileat
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Cricket grounds in Pakistan
Stadiums in Pakistan
Abbottabad District
Sports venues completed in 2003
Buildings and structures in Abbottabad
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