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Cricket Australia (CA) said in a statement on Thursday that Australia’s men’s cricket team has returned from a series of upcoming matches against Afghanistan.
The statement stated that teams were scheduled to play three one -day international (ODI) game in the United Arab Emirates in March, but the CA decided to cancel the series with “many stakeholders including the Australian government” after “comprehensive consultation”.
He said, “CA is committed to supporting (and) for women and men around the world, including Afghanistan, and will continue to join the Afghan Cricket Board in anticipation of better circumstances for women and girls in the country.”
In December, the Taliban announced suspension of university education for all women students. After this move, after a decision after a decision after a decision after a decision from returning to the girls from returning to secondary schools in March to repeated time-to-time, which was handled by the Fundamental Islamist group in Afghanistan in August 2021.
Later that month, the Taliban ordered all local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to prevent their women employees from coming to work, warning that their license would be resulting as a result of non-non-compliance.
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) responded to the CA’s decision on Thursday, trying to enter the purview of “pathetic” and “politics and politicize the game.”
The statement said that Cricket Australia is reducing the integrity of the game by prioritizing political interests on the principles of Fair Play and Sportsmanship and damage the relationship between the two countries. ,
“The decision to withdraw from playing the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan is inappropriate and unpredictable and will negatively impact the development and development of cricket in Afghanistan, as well as affecting the love and passion of the Afghan nation for sports.”
The ACB said it was considering what action to take on the matter, including the possibility of writing the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Australia’s domestic Twenty20 competition, The Big Bash League (BBL) included “Rethinking of Afghan players” in The Big Bash League (BBL).
The ACB statement followed the comments of prominent Afghan player Rashid Khan.
Khan, who played for Adelaide Strikers in this year’s BBL A statement on Twitter With words: “Keep politics out of it.”
Khan wrote, “I am really disappointed to hear that Australia has dropped us out of the series to play in March.”
“I am very proud to represent my country and we have made a lot of progress on the world stage. This decision of CA sets us back in that trip.
“If playing vs. Afghanistan is very uncomfortable for Australia, I would not like to make anyone uncomfortable with my presence in BBL. So I will strongly consider my future in that competition. ,
The CA first supported a proposed Test match against Afghanistan, which was on the Taliban ban on women participating in the game due to hosting in Tasmania in November 2021.
“Globally increases the growth of women’s cricket is incredibly important for Cricket Australia. Our vision for cricket is that this is a game for all, and we unevenly support the game for women at every level, ”CA said at that time.
Australia’s Sports Minister Anika Wales said on Thursday that Canberra supports Cricket Australia’s move.
He tweeted, “The Australian government welcomes Cricket Australia’s decision to withdraw the upcoming men’s withdrawal against Afghanistan from the One Day International Series, which after the Taliban’s increasing suppression of women and girls’ rights,” he tweeted.
Although the Taliban repeatedly claimed that it would protect the rights of girls and women, the group has contrast, which removes the hard-won freedom, for which women have tirelessly struggled in the last two decades.
The United Nations and at least half a dozen major foreign support groups have stated that they are temporarily suspended in Afghanistan after the ban on women NGO employees.
