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Australia has refused to play the men's ODI series in opposition to Afghanistan in March due to the Taliban regime's restrictions on girls and girls in Afghanistan. The three-fit series was to be played in the United Arab Emirates.
Cricket Australia stated it took the selection after a session with all relevant stakeholders, along with the Australian authorities.
Reacting to this, Afghan spinner Rashid Khan has stated that he's contemplating leaving Australia's T20 League massive Bash (BBL). He has issued a warning in this regard.
"I am proud to represent my USA and we've got achieved amazing achievement at the arena degree," said the Adelaide Strikers bowler.
He said that cricket should be stored out of politics and that Cricket Australia's selection has "set us again".
"If playing in opposition to Afghanistan is unsettling Australia, I do not need to unsettle everyone with my presence inside the BBL. Therefore, I'm significantly thinking about my destiny in this opposition.
Some overseas gamers, together with former English captain Michael Vaughan, have supported Rashid Khan's stance.
Regulations on ladies: 'now not having primary human rights in a rustic is a problem'
After retaking electricity in Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban closed the doors of tutorial institutions to girls and women.
Cricket Australia said in an announcement that the selection became taken in light of the decline in academic and professional opportunities for ladies in Afghanistan due to the Taliban. Cricket Australia supports the merchandising of the sport for girls around the sector, inclusive of in Afghanistan. We can preserve paintings with the Afghan Cricket Board to enhance conditions for women and women in the united states.
Former Australian captain Belinda Clarke, who retired in 2005 after prevailing in two international Cups, instructed the BBC it was the proper decision. Participation in sports is a fundamental human proper. If a rustic does now not have simple human rights, I think it is trouble.
She says the ICC is in a tough situation. "they may get the aid of other members, however in case you say equal possibilities are wanted for both sexes, who will make efforts for it?"
He stated that 'people should enhance their voice and take a stand on whether those rights ought to be for anyone.'
Then again, the Afghan board termed Australia's "shameful" choice irrelevant and unexpected and alleged that it was an try to politicize the game.
He says that he is dissatisfied with Cricket Australia's decision and could method the ICC officially in this regard.
Afghan ODI and check captain Heshmat Shahidi have stated that the fans and people in Afghanistan have been badly stricken by the battle over the past forty-two years and they do now not want politics to intrude in sports activities. Cricket is a fave game and a splendid source of happiness in the country.
"We want Cricket Australia to rethink this decision."
Afghan cricketer Hasan Isa Khel wrote that cricket ought to be saved from politics and that Australia's decision was "inappropriate and unprofessional".
"do not rob Afghans of their happiness. Stop politics in cricket.
At the same time as Afghanistan's T20 captain Muhammad Nabi stated that Afghan players are role models for the country. We've proved that Afghan residents are no less than the rest of the sector whilst given possibilities and structures. Cricket Australia and ICC have to guide Afghanistan on this difficult segment.
But, some users trust that the backlash after the Taliban's ban on ladies has not been as disappointing as the Australian board.
As Lindsay Hilson says, "The Taliban stopped girls from going to high school and work, however, I have visible a far more potent response from men on Twitter approximately why Australia refused to play cricket with the Afghan group."
While Angela Priestley says that Afghanistan is the simplest complete member of the ICC without a women's international group. "in the course of the Taliban era, girls cannot visit college, playing cricket is a far-off thing."