{"id":199199,"date":"2026-08-03T15:13:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199199"},"modified":"2026-08-03T15:13:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T20:43:35","slug":"jay-shah-inaugurates-tanzanias-first-icc-approved-cricket-arena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199199","title":{"rendered":"Jay Shah inaugurates Tanzania\u2019s first ICC-approved cricket arena"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71302052\">ICC chairman Jay Shah inaugurated the Tanzania Cricket Arena, the country\u2019s first ICC-approved cricket venue, marking a significant milestone in the development of the sport in Tanzania and across Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulating Cricket Tanzania on the landmark achievement, Shah lauded the collective efforts that helped establish world-class cricket infrastructure in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to Cricket Tanzania on the opening of the Tanzania Cricket Arena \u2014 a landmark moment for cricket in Tanzania and across Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an honour to officially inaugurate this terrific new facility, the first ICC-approved cricket arena in the country. The venue is a testament to the vision, dedication and hard work of everyone involved in growing the game in Tanzania,\u201d Shah posted on his social media handles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Aug 03, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/jay-shah-inaugurates-tanzania-first-cricket-stadium-icc-news\/article71302052.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ICC chairman Jay Shah inaugurated the Tanzania Cricket Arena, the country\u2019s first ICC-approved cricket venue, marking a significant milestone in the development of the sport in Tanzania and across Africa. Congratulating Cricket Tanzania on the landmark achievement, Shah lauded the collective efforts that helped establish world-class cricket infrastructure in the country. \u201cCongratulations to Cricket Tanzania &#8230; <a title=\"Jay Shah inaugurates Tanzania\u2019s first ICC-approved cricket arena\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=199199\" aria-label=\"Read more about Jay Shah inaugurates Tanzania\u2019s first ICC-approved cricket arena\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":199200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp20Image202026-08-0320at2018.16.02.jpeg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":194245,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=194245","url_meta":{"origin":199199,"position":0},"title":"West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers passes away","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Mr.\u00a0Jay Shah, ICC\u00a0Chairman, said: \"Today, the cricket world has lost one of its greatest icons. 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