ICC U19 Cricket World cup is going to start from 14th January in west indies but still Afghanistan Cricket team not start travelling to the host country due to visa issues and ICC officially announced cancellation of their warm up matches which was scheduled of 10th and 12th of January.
The warm-up matches in St Kitts and Nevis against England at Warner Park on 10 January and the 12 January fixture against the UAE at St Paul’s have both been cancelled. Instead, England will now face UAE at Conaree Cricket Centre on 11 January.
ICC Head of Events, Chris Tetley said “We have been working together with the Afghanistan Cricket Board and relevant stakeholders to try and find a resolution to the problem and allow the team to travel.
“In the meantime, we have rescheduled the warm-up fixtures to ensure the teams in the region are able to continue their preparation ahead of the start of the tournament on 14 January.”
