Asghar Stanikzai hits back at Australia captain Tim Paine for 'mistreating Afghanistan cricket'

Former Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai accused Tim Paine of "mistreating Afghan cricket" by making "aggressive statements" in a lengthy post on Twitter.

Cricketer Asghar Stanikzai has hit back at Australian Test skipper Tim Paine for urging other nations to boycott playing against Afghanistan at the T20 World Cup after the Taliban banned women from taking up the sport in the war-torn country. Mr. @tdpaine36!The @ACBofficials Team has the right to play not only in this World Cup but in all @ICC organized tournaments/events in accordance with the rules and regulations of ICC, and I’m sure that our brave National Heroes will perform their best in it... #p1 pic.twitter.com/zjKY3j7uZm Paine said the chances of Australia's first-ever Test against Afghanistan going ahead are "not looking good" with the Taliban unwilling to let women play cricket and questioned why the game's governing body had remained quiet on the issue.