ICC forms working committee to determine Afghanistan cricket's future under Taliban regime

ICC had earlier taken a wait-and-see approach on whether Afghanistan can continue as a full member - allowing it to play Test matches - and the issue came up during its board meeting in Dubai at the conclusion of the T20 World Cup last week.

The International Cricket Council has set up a working group to determine the future of the game in Afghanistan under its Taliban government, the world governing body said on Wednesday.

Afghanistan's remarkable rise in cricket in recent years has been the sport's biggest fairytale story but the strife-torn nation risks international isolation following the country's Taliban takeover in August.