T20 World Cup 2021: Taliban takeover will not affect Afghanistan's performance, says ACB chief
Zee News
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has requested the support of other full members of the International Cricket Council ahead of next month's crucial meeting where the game's future in the South Asian country is likely to be decided.
The strife-torn nation`s remarkable rise has been cricket`s biggest fairytale story in recent times but Afghanistan risk isolation following the country`s Taliban takeover in August. Cricket Australia (CA) has already threatened to scrap next month`s one-off test in Hobart between the men`s teams if the new government in Kabul did not allow women to play the sport.
World governing body ICC had taken a wait-and-watch approach on whether Afghanistan can continue as a full member - allowing it to play test matches will discuss the issue at a board meeting after the Twenty20 World Cup in the Middle East.
"ACB is committed to work for the development of cricket in the country and hope the ICC full members will provide their support," Afghan board chairman Azizullah Fazli told Reuters. Fazli said last month the ACB was committed to women`s cricket but was awaiting instructions from the Taliban government on its future.