Australia will cancel Afghanistan test if Taliban bans women's cricket
The Hindu
If Taliban does not allow Afghan women’s team to play cricket, Cricket Australia will not host Afghanistan men’s team for one-off test scheduled from November 27.
Australia's cricket board said on Thursday that it will scrap a planned test match against the Afghanistan men's team if the Asian country's Taliban rulers do not allow women to play the sport. Australian broadcaster SBS quoted a Taliban representative as saying he did not think women would be allowed to play cricket because it was "not necessary" and it would be against Islam if women players faced a situation where their face and body might be "uncovered". Cricket Australia (CA) said driving the growth of women’s cricket was "incredibly important" to the board.More Related News