Thousands of fans turn out at Kabul International Cricket Stadium to see famous players.
Afghan student Basit Wali Hotak travelled hundreds of kilometres overnight to Kabul on Thursday for the chance to glimpse his cricket hero, Rashid Khan, on a home pitch.
Hotak left the southern city of Kandahar on Wednesday night to reach Kabul by 6 am , sleeping only an hour before rushing to the stadium. "For Rashid Khan, even if the ticket was 1,000 Afghanis , I would still have bought one," said the 21-year-old, who has a picture of the Afghan sensation as his phone background.
After the match, Khan signed autographs at the edge of the stands, with fans injuring themselves on barbed wire along the barriers as they scrambled to reach the star. The presence of Afghan national players in the Shpageeza league after several years also raised fans' hopes that international teams might play in Afghanistan.
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