Coach Niaz-ul-Islam speaks to young Afghan cricketers training at the Sharjah Cricket Academy in Sharjah. All pictures by Chris Whiteoak / The National
Iqbal, aged 10, from Kandahar in the nets at Sharjah Cricket Academy.
Hikmat Khan, aged 14, from Kabul.
Atta Rahman, from Khost, in the nets.
Mohammad Ali Gurbaz, from Khost, and Rashid Atal, right, from Kandahar.
Atta Rahman, from Khost, bats in the nets.
Iqbal, aged 10, from Kandahar in action.
Hikmat Khan, aged 14, from Kabul with the ball in hand.
Afghanistan cricketers training at Sharjah Cricket Academy.
Zakiullah, aged 16, from Rasvani.
Hikmat Khan bats in the nets.
Afghanistan cricketers training at Sharjah Cricket Academy.
Iqbal, aged 10, from Kandahar looks on.
Rashid Atal bats in the nets.
Afghanistan cricketers training at Sharjah Cricket Academy.
