India, Oct. 18 -- The Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) expressed deep sorrow and offered condolences to the families of the three young Afghan cricketers who lost their lives in Paktika province of Afghanistan in an alleged airstrike from Pakistan.

In a strongly-worded statement that described the attack as 'cowardly cross-border air strikes', the BCCI said it stands in solidarity with the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB).

"BCCI expresses its deep sorrow and condolences on the tragic loss of three young Afghan cricketers - Kabeer Agha, Sibghatullah, and Haroon - who lost their lives in the cowardly cross-border airstrikes in Paktika province," BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia said on Saturday evening.

"The BCCI stands in solidarity with...