Javed hopes Afghans will give UAE good World Cup warm-up

Sport360 staff 08:01 25/11/2014
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Mail
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • WhatsApp
  • Pinterest
  • LinkedIn
  • High hopes: Aaqib Javed.

    UAE coach Aaqib Javed is hoping the series of four one-day inter­nationals against Afghanistan starting this week in Dubai will help pre­pare his team for next year’s World Cup.

    – All the latest cricket news

    The February-March World Cup will be UAE’s second after they fea­tured in the 1996 event held in the subcontinent while for Afghanistan it will be their maiden appearance in a 50-over tournament.

    Javed, a former Pakistan pace­man, said he would have liked his team to compete against a full Test playing nation.

    “Look, it would have been ideal had we got a few matches against a top team but all of them are busy so even playing against a one-day status team will give us good prepa­ration,” Javed said.

    The four one-day matches will be played on November 28, 30, December 2 and 4 – all at the Inter­national Cricket Council Academy in Dubai.

    Recommended