India to host Afro-Asia Cup
India have agreed to host the revived Afro-Asia Cup in Mohali next June, a Pakistan cricket board (PCB) official said on Tuesday.
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India will host the three-match series on June 6, 8 and 10 between the Asian X1 and African X1, PCB director of operations Saleem Altaf told Reuters.
The Afro-Asia Cup was launched two years ago but not held after that because of the hectic international calendar. It has now been revived and the 2008 event will be held in Kenya.
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