{"id":100668,"date":"2024-07-24T01:18:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T01:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/24\/afghanistan-to-host-new-zealand-for-a-test-in-greater-noida-in-september-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-07-24T01:18:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T01:18:18","slug":"afghanistan-to-host-new-zealand-for-a-test-in-greater-noida-in-september-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/24\/afghanistan-to-host-new-zealand-for-a-test-in-greater-noida-in-september-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Afghanistan to host New Zealand for a Test in Greater Noida in September | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-111953709,imgsize-51024.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Afghanistan to host New Zealand for a Test in Greater Noida in September | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Afghanistan to host New Zealand for a Test in Greater Noida in September | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>COLOMBO: Afghanistan will \u2018host\u2019 a one-off Test against <!-- -->New Zealand<!-- --> at the Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in <!-- -->Greater Noida<!-- --> in September, TOI has learnt.<br \/>This will be the maiden Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand. Interestingly, while Australia have refused to play Afghanistan bilaterally thrice since the Taliban took over in 2021 on the grounds that the Taliban has imposed restrictions on female participation in sports, their neighbours New Zealand seem to have taken an entirely different stance on the issue.<br \/>The Black Caps are also supposed to play three Tests in India against the hosts in October-November.<br \/> TOI had reported on July 21, that the <!-- -->BCCI<!-- -->, in a significant development, has given a green signal to Afghanistan -now under Taliban rule &#8211; to host its matches in India after a gap of four years. Afghanistan was initially supposed to play a full-fledged series against Bangladesh, which comprised a few white-ball matches and two Tests, in July in Greater Noida but that series was postponed due to \u201cextreme heat\u201d in North India at that time. <br \/>Afghanistan will, thus, turn out in Greater Noida for the first time since March 2020.<br \/>It&#8217;s learnt that the BCCI has allotted three &#8216;home&#8217; venues to Afghanistan-Greater Noida, Kanpur and Lucknow.<br \/> \u201cSoon after the change in Kabul in 2021, when the Taliban took over, the BCCI was the first cricket board to support Afghanistan,\u201d a source said.<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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