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Cricket Australia: ‘No choice’ but to cancel Afghanistan test match after Taliban status in women’s sport

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September 9, 2021

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The Australian Cricket Board is hosting Afghanistan in a one-off test at the prestigious Bellerive Oval Stadium in Hobart, Tasmania.

However, in their post verified Twitter account on Thursday, CA said that “if recent media reports that women’s cricket is not supported in Afghanistan are justified,” it would have “no choice but to not host Afghanistan for the proposed test match.”

“Promoting the growth of women’s cricket globally is incredibly important to Cricket Australia. Our vision of cricket is that it is a sport for everyone and we unequivocally support the game for women at all levels.

“We thank the Australian and Tasmanian governments for their support on this important issue,” it added.

The Australian Cricketers’ Association (ACA) – representing retired and current, domestic and international players – issued a statement in social media Cricket in support of the Australian announcement shortly thereafter.

“The ACA unequivocally supports Cricket Australia’s statement on the upcoming test match against Afghanistan,” the statement said.

– What is happening in Afghanistan now is a human rights issue that goes beyond the game of cricket.

“And while we would like to see players like Rashid Khan play against Australia, this test match cannot be considered if the same opportunity to play the game is denied to Roya Samim and his teammates.”

“My country is in chaos”

Rashid Khan, who leads Afghanistan’s Twenty20 side, said he said "the earth is in chaos."
The news comes as Ahmadullah Wasiq, deputy head of the Taliban’s cultural commission, told Australia SBS News that Afghan women are not allowed to play cricket or other sports in which they would be “exposed”.

“In cricket, they may find themselves in a situation where their faces and bodies are not covered. Islam does not allow women to see this,” Wasiq told SBS News.

Meanwhile, reported by The Guardian that Afghan women cricketer Samim fled his country to Canada to escape the Taliban Takeover of Kabul in August.

Afghanistan’s Twenty20 side captain Khan has been loud on social media about his country’s conflict.

“Dear world leaders! My country is in chaos,” he said tweeted in August, several days before the Taliban conquered the presidential palace in Kabul.

“Thousands of innocent people, including children and women, are martyred every day, houses and properties are being destroyed. Thousands of families have been forced to flee.

“Don’t leave us in chaos. Stop killing Afghans and destroying Afghans [sic]. We want peace, ”he added.

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