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The Australian Cricket Board has reiterated that there will be no bilateral matches between Australia and Afghanistan until the Taliban changes its stance on women’s sport.
Australian cricket officials insist they are in touch with the Afghanistan Cricket Board and hope to make progress in women’s cricket in Afghanistan despite restrictions women face in the country.
Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley told media on Thursday that he remains in close touch with the Afghanistan Cricket Board and wants progress to be made in women’s cricket in Afghanistan despite restrictions on women there.
Cricket Australia has cancelled several bilateral cricket matches with Afghanistan due to the Taliban’s restrictions on women, which deny them work, education and sport.
Nick Hockley said they wanted cricket to grow around the world for both men and women. He added:
“We will continue to talk to the Afghanistan Cricket Board and if progress is made in the women’s game, we will see bilateral matches between Australian and Afghanistan cricket.”
On Monday, 17 female cricketers wrote to the International Cricket Council (ICC) asking for the establishment of an Afghan women’s cricket team in Australia. They announced that it will not play under the Afghanistan Cricket Board and the team will not be called the Afghanistan Women’s National Cricket Team.
The situation between Afghanistan and Australia cricket can be compared to that between India and Pakistan cricket. India and Pakistan have not played bilateral cricket together for several years but have been participating in tournaments organized by the International Cricket Council. Afghanistan has also played Australia in two 50-over and 20-over World Cups, losing one and winning once.
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