Cricket Australia: Cricket The first-ever Test match between Australia and Afghanistan has been postponed, according to the Australian cricket team.
Highlights
- Australia have postponed their first-ever Afghanistan Test match
- This comes after consultations with “relevant stakeholders“
- The match was supposed to be held in Hobart this month
Cricket Australia postponed its first-ever cricket Test against Afghanistan on Friday.
However, Citing fears that the country’s ruling Taliban dictatorship will prohibit women from participating in the sport.
Following discussions with “relevant stakeholders,” Australia’s cricketing authorities have determined that the men’s Test is scheduled. For Hobart, later this month will not take place as planned.
Firstly, Senior Taliban officials said that Afghan women would no longer play cricket. In addition, Or any other sport after overthrowing the country’s elected government in August.
Women are also forbidden from attending school and most other public responsibilities under the regime’s strict interpretation of Islamic law.
Senior Australian players have stated that if the de facto ban on women’s cricket is maintained. The Test should be scrapped.
Afghanistan’s men are presently competing in the T20 World Cup. But they have been told that if they do not field. A team in the 2019 women’s World Cup in New Zealand. They will face an international ban.
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In a statement, Cricket Australia said:
“committed to supporting growing the game for women and men in Afghanistan and around the world“.
“Given the present uncertainty, (Cricket Australia). Felt it necessary to postpone the Test match until a later time when the situation is clearer.”
Therefore, Afghan cricketers are anticipated to be allowed to compete in Australia’s forthcoming Big Bash League season.
Cricket Australia said it looked forward to “hosting both the Afghanistan women’s and men’s team in the not too distant future”.
Nabi said:
“It’s disappointing the Test match isn’t going ahead this year. But I’m happy that the match is only postpone and not cancel,”
Mohammed Nabi, Afghanistan’s all-rounder. And T20I captain expressed hope that the two countries might continue to collaborate on strengthening Afghan cricket.
“The squad will be selecting and announce in mid-November,” Cricket Australia said. In addition, that England would also play a three-day warm-up match against the England Lions.
However, the cricketers of Australia are now preparing for the Ashes Tests against England. In addition, which will begin on December 8 in Brisbane.
The loss of the Afghan Test leaves a hole in Australia’s Ashes preparations, which will be filled by an “internal three-day match opportunity” between the enlarges group in Brisbane starting December 1.
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