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Cricket Australia (CA) have reported that they intend to cancel the one-off Test match against Afghanistan if new Taliban rules endure to retain women from contending in sports. Reports have arisen that Taliban chiefs won’t permit women to contend in sports as it bodes contrary to the standards of their religion.
Afghanistan were scheduled to visit Australia to play a Test match at the Blundstone stadium in Hobart. Although, given the current conditions, the short visit is in peril now, despite the fact that the Taliban have given the men’s team the go-ahead to contend in global fixtures.
Cricket Australia released an assertion guaranteeing that the proposed visit will be canceled in case the Taliban’s accounted for position stays as before.
“Our vision for cricket is that it is a sport for all and we support the game unequivocally for women at every level. If recent media reports that women’s cricket will not be supported in Afghanistan are substantiated, Cricket Australia would have no alternative but to not host Afghanistan for the proposed Test Match due to be played in Hobart. We thank the Australian and Tasmanian Governments for their support on this important issue,” the statement read.
The Afghanistan men’s team have just contended in five Test matches in their set of experiences. They confronted India in Bengaluru in 2018 to launch their Test venture and the visit to Australia was promoted as a tremendous expectation to learn and adapt for the side.
The men’s team additionally had their ODI series against Pakistan delayed after issues with the psychological condition of the players just as movement limitations. The series was moved from the UAE to Sri Lanka, yet couldn’t go on in spite of having no limitations from the Taliban.
While the Taliban have offered some unwinding in their guidelines as far as instruction of the women in the country, they have taken a firm position with regards to their portrayal in sport.
“Islam and the Islamic Emirate do not allow women to play cricket or play the kind of sports where they get exposed.”In cricket, they might face a situation where their face and body will not be covered. Islam does not allow women to be seen like this.” said Ahmadullah Wasiq, a representative for the for the Taliban government.
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