India, Oct. 19 -- India's World Cup 2011 hero, Yuvraj Singh, has led tributes after three Afghan cricketers were killed in an alleged Pakistan airstrike in Afghanistan's Paktika province on Friday. The players - Kabeer Agha, Sibghatullah Zirok, and Harron had returned to Urgun after a friendly match in Sharana when the strike hit, part of a barrage that killed at least 10 people, according to official and multiple reports.

Yuvraj Singh posted his message on X on Saturday, with his words quickly amplified by Indian and Afghan fans as the sport grappled with yet another tragedy beyond the boundary.

The Afghanistan Cricket Board called the attack a cowardly act, naming three local cricketers and announcing that Afghanistan would withdraw f...