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Afghanistan<\/strong> cricket is set for a multi-million dollar windfall after qualifying for the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2015.<\/p>\n

<\/span>The side from the sport\u2019s second tier will receive a US$ one million preparation fee from the global governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), ahead of the tournament in Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n

<\/span>It comes on top of the US$422,000 awarded to the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) by the ICC Board in April of this year as part of its Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP), aimed at raising playing standards.<\/p>\n

<\/span>In 2014, the top ICC Associate and Affiliate Members \u2013 including Afghanistan \u2013 will also receive approximately US$750,000 in base support through the ICC Development Funding Policy.<\/p>\n

<\/span>And according to the ACB Chief Executive Officer Dr Mohammed Noor, there is the potential for further funding that could amount to as much as US$850,000 from the country\u2019s government and sponsorship agreements from domestic and international businesses eager to ride the wave of Afghanistan success.<\/p>\n

<\/span>\u201cAll the money we will receive will allow us to develop the game even more, and it will also allow us to be as ready as we can be for the ICC Cricket World Cup,\u201d said Dr Noor.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have already begun working on our plans and we are looking at a three-month camp for the players ahead of the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n

And those sponsorship dollars are likely to multiply thanks to the success of broadcast coverage of Afghanistan\u2019s latest matches.<\/span><\/p>\n

The two matches against Kenya that sealed the side\u2019s place at the global 50-over event in Australia and New Zealand were shown back home on national television as well as on the Internet thanks to the ICC.<\/p>\n

That followed on from matches against Namibia streamed live in August, coverage that has given significant exposure to the national side.<\/p>\n

It has allowed millions of Afghanistan cricket fans starved of action due to continuing fears over security the chance to enjoy the side\u2019s triumphs, just five years after it was competing against cricketing minnows Japan and Jersey.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been great for people back home to see the matches because it means they can now see the boys in action,\u201d said Dr Noor. \u201cThe cricket team is now recognisable on the streets of Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI understand His Excellency President Karzai was also watching Friday\u2019s match and the coverage helps the profile of the game throughout our country and throughout our region,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The ACB\u2019s coffers may be swelled still further in the coming months if the team can qualify for 2014\u2019s ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh, with the qualifiers for that event in the United Arab Emirates in November.<\/p>\n

If Afghanistan can secure a place at that tournament \u2013 and it has qualified for the past two, in the West Indies in 2010 and Sri Lanka in 2012 \u2013 the ACB will receive an additional US$250,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cCricket is already the most popular sport in Afghanistan and our idea, with the help of this extra money, is to further improve and develop so we can get even more participation in the country,\u201d said Dr Noor.<\/p>\n

The US$ one million preparation grant will go to all four Associate and Affiliate sides as well as the 10 Full Members who will participate in the ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Ireland is already set to receive the money having been the first side to qualify for the tournament, while another two sides are set to qualify from a ten-team tournament in New Zealand in January.<\/span><\/p>\n

ICC Chief Executive, David Richardson, said: \u201cThe ICC is delighted to be playing a part in that growth through not only the preparation grant which also goes to the other qualifiers for the ICC Cricket World Cup, but also through the TAPP funding and the coverage we have been able to help provide through the broadcasting of matches during the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Championsh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Afghanistan<\/strong> cricket is set for a multi-million dollar windfall after qualifying for the ICC Cricket World Cup in 2015.<\/p>\n

<\/span>The side from the sport\u2019s second tier will receive a US$ one million preparation fee from the global governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), ahead of the tournament in Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[10903,10902],"class_list":["post-17690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-isn-front-stories","tag-dr-mohammed-noor","tag-icc-cricket-world-cup"],"yoast_head":"\nAfghanistan cricket set for multi-million dollar windfall after ICC Cricket World Cup qualification - IndianSportsNews.com - Latest Updated Sports News & Sports Blogs of Cricket, Hockey, Golf, Football, Tennis & Other Sports<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.com\/?p=17690\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Afghanistan cricket set for multi-million dollar windfall after ICC Cricket World Cup qualification - 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