Afghanistan vs Pakistan: Players mental health issues, difficulties in travelling force ACB to postpone series

The three-match one-day series between Pakistan and Afghanistan, scheduled for next month in Sri Lanka, has been postponed until 2022 following the Taliban's takeover of power in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan’s three-match ODI series against Pakistan has been postponed, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Monday. PCB has accepted ACB's request to postpone next month’s ODI series due to players’ mental health issues, disruption in flight operations in Kabul, lack of broadcast facilities and increased Covid-19 cases in Sri Lanka. Both boards will try to reschedule the series in 2022. The series was scheduled to be played in Sri Lanka in early September, but the PCB said the Afghanistan Cricket Board requested the postponement following the collapse of the country's government and the takeover by the Taliban.