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Shahid Afridi urges board to expand cricket to Karachi, other parts of country

India Blooms News Service | | Oct 16, 2017, at 09:22 pm

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Karachi, Oct 16 (IBNS) Former Pakistani crickter Shahid Afridi has urged the cricket board of the country to expand international cricket to Karachi and other parts of the nation.

“PCB should go beyond Lahore and try to organise international matches in Karachi and other cities, so that the world can know all of Pakistan is safe,” Afridi was quoted as saying by Geo News.

“The purpose should be to show the world that not just Lahore, but all of Pakistan is safe,” he continued.

Recently, World XI tam played T20 series in Pakistan.

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