In the latest media reports, it has been disclosed that Rashid Khan, the star Afghan cricketer, feels greatly frustrated as Cricket Australia (CA) has stopped for the time being three T20I games with the Afghanistan team. This move was largely based on growing concern over human rights violations in Afghanistan, which is currently controlled by the Taliban. This choice of Rashid Khan has resulted in Cambage, who is at present partaking in the IPL 2024 with the Gujarat Titans, rethinking his summons to the 2025 BBL.
The Postponement of the T20I Series
According to the ICC Future Tours program, the T20I series between Australia and Afghanistan that was supposed to be held in August remained without a venue. Nevertheless, the project had to be postponed by CA in January after talks with the Australian government, who expressed their concerns about the security of the series. This decision was mostly justified by the fact that the rights of women and girls were “dramatically reduced” under the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
Rashid Khan’s Reaction
The skipper, Rashid Khan, who is heading Afghanistan in the 2024 T20 World Cup, has a feeling of regret for the CA. Rashid says that meeting the best teams in cricket is challenging and an important step for the Afghanistan cricket team’s progress. In the same way, he picked a T20I series in India as a case where concrete results can be expected in spite of the loss.
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There is no doubt that this part of Afghanistan’s relationship with Canada is not the first one where Canada has decided not to conduct bilateral meetings with Afghanistan. In 2021, the first Test match between India and Pakistan was rescheduled , and in 2023, an ODI series was called off. Rashid Khan urged Australia to ensure that this signing would be honored and to consider the possible negative impact it might be having on the cricket development in Afghanistan.
Cricket as a Source of Happiness
Rashid Khan stressed the fact that happy people are big fans of cricket in the various parts of Afghanistan. He chronicled that forcing them to give up their chance to watch their favorite cricketers battle against the best in the world only worsens their already poor misfortune. Rashid pointed out a very important argument that Cricket Australia should take into account, namely the emotional effect on Afghan cricket lovers of their decision.
Rashid Khan’s opinion on the Big Bash League is now under the microscope as a result of CA’s numerous removals. He pointed to the incoherence of Australian policy, underscoring the contradiction between not being happy to play for his national team and still inviting him to participate in the sequence of their domestic league.
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