CA postpones home series against Afghanistan citing human rights concerns. The August three-match men’s T20 International series between Afghanistan and Cricket Australia (CA) postpone.
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The August three-match men’s T20 International series between Afghanistan and Cricket Australia (CA) has been postponed.
After consulting with the Australian Government, CA had previously announce that it will. In light of a considerable deterioration in women’s and girls’ human rights in Afghanistan. Postpone the ODI series against Afghanistan, which was originally scheduled for March 2023.
“Remain in contact with the Afghanistan Cricket Board in the hope that the country’s conditions for women and girls will improve.”
CA has kept up its consultations with the Australian Government regarding the situation in Afghanistan over the last 12 months. The advice from the administration is that things are becoming worse in Afghanistan for women and girls. Due to this, the board has stuck to its original stance and decided to put off the bilateral series with Afghanistan.
In an effort to uphold its strong commitment to encouraging women and girls to play cricket worldwide, CA will keep up its active engagement with the International Cricket Council and close collaboration with the Afghanistan Cricket Board to ascertain what steps could be taken to facilitate the future resumption of bilateral matches.
Finally, Cricket Australia expressed gratitude to the Australian Government for its assistance in this matter.
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Afghanistan impress against Ireland
In the meantime, the Afghans have recently been at their finest. And their performances in the just finished white-ball series against Ireland served as excellent proof, as the home team won 2-1 in the one-dayers and 2-0 in the three Twenty20 Internationals. In contrast, the Irish team won the one-off Test match at the Tolerance Oval in Abu Dhabi by a margin of six wickets.
It’s interesting to note that during the 20-over series, great all-rounder Rashid Khan made his comeback and did not let fans down. After a protracted absence from professional cricket, the veteran had surgery and was back in action. The spinner’s next game will be in the Indian Premier League in 2024, when she plays for the Gujarat Titans. Particularly with star pacer Mohammed Shami out of commission for rehabilitation, Rashid will spearhead the bowling assault.
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