
The Legendary cricket stadium very well known as "Sharjah" will host its first test match in nine years this November. Sri Lanka and Pakistan have reached an agreement to play last of their three tests in the UAE at Sharjah. The Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium has hosted more ODIs than any other ground but has not had any international cricket between top teams since 2003. Since we have huge cricket grounds being built in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, it looked extremely difficult for the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium to make a comeback in International Cricket. However the Emirates Cricket Board announced that there will be a test match played on this ground starting November 3rd. The other two venues for the Pakistan-Sri Lanka Test series are the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi and the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, which hosted their debut Tests during the Pakistan-South Africa series in November 2010. Sharjah was a very popular stadium at its time. It was a well-known venue for neutral ODI's and tri-series. It has hosted 200 One Day Internationals, 24 of those being Pakistan vs India. It was a huge blow for the Sharjah Stadium when India, who had played 72 ODIs in Sharjah, stopped playing there. This ground hosted its debut test match in 2002, but since 2003 it has not held any International Cricket, until this ground was called Afghanistan's home ground in 2010. I believe, International Cricket returning to this legendary stadium will bring back many memories to cricket fans, especially Pakistani fans, since Pakistan hold the record of winning most Sharjah Cups. Lastly Sri Lanka will play three Tests, five ODIs and a Twenty20 international against Pakistan from October 18 onwards in the UAE.