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Rashid Khan smashes a 6 versus Australia in World Cup. (Image: ANI)
Cricket Australia (CA) on Tuesday revealed its choice to delay its upcoming trip of males’s bilateral series versus Afghanistan while mentioning weakening human rights conditions in the Asian nation. As a part of ICC’s Future Tours Program, Afghanistan and Australia were set to play a three-match T20 series which was slated for August this year. CA has actually delayed the trip following the guidance from the Australian federal government, as estimated from cricket.com.au, “that conditions for ladies and ladies in Afghanistan are getting even worse”.
This is the 3rd time, CA has actually declined to play Afghanistan considering that the Taliban took control of the Asian nation in September 2021. In November 2021, Afghanistan was set to play Australia in a one-off Test versus in Hobart. The on-off Test was cancelled. In 2015 in March, the Kangaroos were set to square off versus Afghanistan in a three-match ODI series in UAE, however CA chose to withdraw from the series.
“Over the previous 12 months, CA has actually continued to talk to the Australian federal government on the scenario in Afghanistan. The federal government’s suggestions is that conditions for ladies and ladies in Afghanistan are becoming worse. For this factor, we have actually preserved our previous position and will hold off the bilateral series versus Afghanistan,” a declaration from Cricket Australia checked out.
“For this factor, we have actually kept our previous position and will delay the bilateral series versus Afghanistan. CA continues its strong dedication to supporting involvement by females and women in cricket worldwide and will continue to actively engage the International Cricket Council and work carefully with the Afghanistan Cricket
Board to identify what actions might be required to support the resumption of bilateral matches in the future,” the declaration included. Afghanistan are the only ICC-full member country without a females’s cricket group.
The last time, Australia dealt with Afghanistan remained in a World Cup 2023 group phase clash. In a nail-biting thriller, Glenn Maxwell fought heat and cramps to smash Australia’s first-ever ODI double century. He solitarily took Australia throughout the goal and guaranteed that the Baggy Greens got approved for the semi-finals of the competition.