Cricket Australia defends Afghanistan boycott after hypocrisy accusation
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Cricket Australia defends Afghanistan boycott after hypocrisy accusation

Al Jazeera  

Cricket Australia chief says he is ‘proud’ of the decision to cancel bilateral series against Afghanistan after outgoing ICC chair questions Australia’s ‘principles’. Australia’s top cricket official has defended his country’s decision to play against Afghanistan at the International Cricket Council World Cups while cancelling all bilateral series against the South Asian side due to the Taliban’s crackdown on women’s sport. We’ve drawn a line.” Former ICC chairman Greg Barclay said Australia should have walked away from World Cup games against Afghanistan if they wanted to take a stand against the Taliban’s clampdown on women’s rights. CA indefinitely postponed a bilateral men’s T20 series against Afghanistan in March citing “deteriorating human rights for women and girls in the country under Taliban rule”.

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'No bilateral cricket with Afghanistan': Cricket Australia stays firm on their stand for women's rights
5 months, 3 weeks ago

'No bilateral cricket with Afghanistan': Cricket Australia stays firm on their stand for women's rights

India TV News  

Cricket Australia reiterated their stance on bilateral cricket with the Afghanistan Cricket Board on Wednesday, July 3. Cricket Australia continue to maintain its 'no bilateral cricket with Afghanistan' policy after the Taliban government's unfair stance on women's rights in recent years. "Regarding our bilateral matches, we have consulted extensively with stakeholders, including the Australian government, and chose to postpone our …

Afghanistan women want ICC to create refugee cricket team after Rashid Khan and Co. script history at T20 World Cup
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Afghanistan women want ICC to create refugee cricket team after Rashid Khan and Co. script history at T20 World Cup

Hindustan Times  

With Rashid Khan's Afghanistan side scripting history at the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, a group of Afghan women’s cricketers have again reached out to the sport’s international governing body to help them reform as a refugee side based in Australia. The Afghanistan men’s team made it to the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup for the first time in …

Australia should play bilateral series against Afghanistan, says Usman Khawaja
6 months ago

Australia should play bilateral series against Afghanistan, says Usman Khawaja

India TV News  

The debate around Australia not playing Afghanistan in bilateral contests has opened up again after the latter side's victory over the 2021 T20 World Champions on Sunday. Afghanistan defended 148 runs against Australia in the Super 8 encounter of T20 World Cup 2024 played at Arnos Vale Ground in St Vincent. Australia's Test opener Usman Khawaja believes that Cricket Australia …

Cricket brings happiness for Afghan public but can't help if Australia refuses to play us: Rashid
8 months, 1 week ago

Cricket brings happiness for Afghan public but can't help if Australia refuses to play us: Rashid

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, "You can't do anything about it," Rashid Khan conceded as he tried to make sense of Australia's refusal to play bilateral cricket with Afghanistan men's team, which he believes, achieves nothing beyond denying happiness to his people. HT Image Cricket Australia cancelled an ODI series Down Under in 2023 and as recent as last month, refused to play …

'Keep cricket distinct from political influence': Afghanistan board condemns Australia's decision to postpone series
9 months ago

'Keep cricket distinct from political influence': Afghanistan board condemns Australia's decision to postpone series

Firstpost  

“The Afghanistan Cricket Board expresses disappointment over Cricket Australia’s decision to postpone yet another bilateral series against Afghanistan and reiterates its stance on neutral and politics-free cricket across the globe,” the ACB said in a letter. The Afghanistan Cricket Board have condemned Cricket Australia’s decision to postpone the T20I series between the two countries that was scheduled for August this …

ACB calls for 'Politics-Free Cricket' following Cricket Australia's decision to postpone T20I series
9 months ago

ACB calls for 'Politics-Free Cricket' following Cricket Australia's decision to postpone T20I series

India TV News  

The Afghanistan Cricket Board has responded to Cricket Australia's decision to postpone a three-match T20I series that was slated to be played between the two countries in August at a neutral venue. Notably, Cricket Australia's decision to postpone the three-match series is the third time the board has postponed or withdrawn from playing Afghanistan in a bilateral contest. "ACB urges …

Australia pull out of cricket series against Afghanistan over women’s rights concerns
9 months ago

Australia pull out of cricket series against Afghanistan over women’s rights concerns

The Independent  

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Cricket Australia postpones another tour over human rights concerns for women in Afghanistan
9 months ago

Cricket Australia postpones another tour over human rights concerns for women in Afghanistan

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Cricket Australia has postponed a three-match men’s Twenty20 international series against Afghanistan scheduled for August due to concerns over deteriorating human rights for women and girls in the Taliban-controlled country. It marks the third time Cricket Australia has declined to play the Afghan team since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in September 2021 and placed restrictions …

Australia postpone Afghanistan T20 series due to 'deterioration in human rights for women and girls' under Taliban
9 months ago

Australia postpone Afghanistan T20 series due to 'deterioration in human rights for women and girls' under Taliban

Firstpost  

Australia have postponed the three-match men’s T20I series against Afghanistan scheduled for August this year “after a marked deterioration in human rights for women and girls in Afghanistan”. Reuters Cricket Australia Tuesday decided to postpone its bilateral T20 series against Afghanistan due to “deteriorating human rights for women and girls” in the country under Taliban rule. This is the third …

Afghanistan calls for ‘respect’ as Australia postpones T20 cricket series
9 months ago

Afghanistan calls for ‘respect’ as Australia postpones T20 cricket series

Al Jazeera  

Cricket Australia says it has postponed the men’s bilateral T20 series as ‘conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan are getting worse’. The Afghanistan Cricket Board has called for “respect” from Cricket Australia following the latter’s postponement of a bilateral men’s T20 series citing “deteriorating human rights for women and girls in the country under Taliban rule”. “Refusing to play …

Women’s rights row hangs over Australia-Afghanistan Cricket World Cup match
1 year, 1 month ago

Women’s rights row hangs over Australia-Afghanistan Cricket World Cup match

Al Jazeera  

Afghanistan eye a semifinal place in a rare match against Australia, who have cancelled several bilateral fixtures over the Taliban’s policies on women. Why can’t we beat Australia who have won it the most times?” But there is an underlying political conundrum surrounding Afghanistan’s match against Australia, whose governing body has cancelled bilateral fixtures between the men’s side twice in …

Afghanistan vs Australia: ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match preview
1 year, 1 month ago

Afghanistan vs Australia: ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match preview

Al Jazeera  

Afghanistan accuse Australia of ‘double standards’ as the teams meet in Mumbai with an eye on qualifying for the semifinals. Who: Afghanistan vs Australia When: Tuesday, November 7, 2023, 2pm Where: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India Australia face allegations of “double standards” from Afghanistan as the teams meet for their ICC Cricket World Cup match at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium with an …

What’s Behind Cricket Australia’s Refusal to Play Afghanistan?
1 year, 10 months ago

What’s Behind Cricket Australia’s Refusal to Play Afghanistan?

The Diplomat  

In mid-January, Cricket Australia decided to cancel a scheduled series of games against Afghanistan that was supposed to be held in the United Arab Emirates – where Afghanistan now plays their “home” games. Afghanistan is one of cricket’s incredible success stories of recent years, rising from having almost no serious cricket organization and infrastructure two decades ago to currently being …

Human rights are not politics: Cricket Australia boss defends decision to withdraw from ODIs vs Afghanistan
1 year, 11 months ago

Human rights are not politics: Cricket Australia boss defends decision to withdraw from ODIs vs Afghanistan

India Today  

Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley has defended his board's decision to withdraw from an ODI series against Afghanistan over women's rights after criticism from the Afghanistan Cricket Board and their players. Australia has withdrawn from the 3-match ODI series scheduled for March in the United Arab Emirates, citing additional Taliban restrictions on women's and girls' education and employment opportunities. …

Citing Taliban, Australia nixes Afghanistan cricket series
1 year, 11 months ago

Citing Taliban, Australia nixes Afghanistan cricket series

Associated Press  

MELBOURNE, Australia — Afghanistan cricket officials blasted Australia’s decision on Thursday to cancel their men’s one-day international cricket series. Cricket Australia cited recent heavier restrictions on women’s rights in Afghanistan by the Taliban government for axing the three ODIs in March in the United Arab Emirates. The Afghanistan Cricket Board said it was “extremely disappointed and saddened by the pathetic …

Australia cancel Afghanistan tour due to Taliban restrictions on women’s rights
1 year, 11 months ago

Australia cancel Afghanistan tour due to Taliban restrictions on women’s rights

The Independent  

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Australia withdraw from three-match ODI series against Afghanistan after recent Taliban announcement
1 year, 11 months ago

Australia withdraw from three-match ODI series against Afghanistan after recent Taliban announcement

India Today  

The Australian cricket team forfeited their three-match ODI series against Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates in late March after Cricket Australia decided to pull out following the Taliban's recent announcement regarding restrictions on women's and girls' education and employment. In a statement released on their official website, the cricket governing body explained why they decided to take the decision …

Australia cancels Afghanistan cricket series over curbs on women
1 year, 11 months ago

Australia cancels Afghanistan cricket series over curbs on women

Al Jazeera  

Australia pulls out of upcoming one-day series in the UAE citing ruling Taliban’s moves to further restrict women’s rights. Australia’s men’s team has withdrawn from their One-Day International series against Afghanistan in March following further restrictions on women’s and girls’ rights imposed by the Taliban, Cricket Australia said. “This decision follows the recent announcement by the Taliban of further restrictions …

Afghanistan Cricket board slams Australia's 'pathetic' decision to withdraw from ODIs, to rethink BBL participation
1 year, 11 months ago

Afghanistan Cricket board slams Australia's 'pathetic' decision to withdraw from ODIs, to rethink BBL participation

India Today  

The Afghanistan Cricket Board on Thursday slammed Cricket Australia's decision to withdraw from an ODI series in the UAE in March. "Afghanistan Cricket Board is extremely disappointed and saddened by the pathetic statement of Cricket Australia to withdraw from Afghanistan's home three-match ODI series in March and will officially write to the International Cricket Council about the issue," the ACB …

Cricket Australia postpones Afghanistan Test until situation 'clearer'
3 years, 1 month ago

Cricket Australia postpones Afghanistan Test until situation 'clearer'

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia confirmed on Friday it had postponed the Afghanistan test in Hobart scheduled for November 27 until the situation in Afghanistan becomes "clearer". "Following extensive consultation with relevant stakeholders, Cricket Australia and the Afghanistan Cricket Board have agreed to postpone the inaugural men’s test match against Afghanistan," CA said in a statement. "CA is committed to support growing the …

Australia confirms postponement of Afghanistan Test
3 years, 1 month ago

Australia confirms postponement of Afghanistan Test

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia confirmed on Friday it had postponed the Afghanistan Test in Hobart scheduled for November 27 until the situation in Afghanistan becomes "clearer". "Following extensive consultation with relevant stakeholders, Cricket Australia and the Afghanistan Cricket Board have agreed to postpone the inaugural men’s test match against Afghanistan," CA said in a statement. READ: "CA is committed to support growing …

Australia postpones its first-ever Afghanistan cricket Test match
3 years, 1 month ago

Australia postpones its first-ever Afghanistan cricket Test match

Al Jazeera  

The decision follows the Taliban’s de facto ban on Afghan women playing cricket or any other sport. Australia has postponed a first-ever cricket Test match against Afghanistan, amid fears the Taliban group has banned women from playing the sport. Cricket authorities said on Friday that it had decided the inaugural men’s Test match, to be played in the Australian city …

ICC adopts wait-and-watch approach on Afghanistan
3 years, 2 months ago

ICC adopts wait-and-watch approach on Afghanistan

The Hindu  

The governing International Cricket Council has taken a wait-and-watch approach on Afghanistan but will discuss the game’s fate in the country in a board meeting next month, ICC acting chief executive Geoff Allardice said on Sunday. “Our primary function is to support the development of cricket in that country through the member board,” Allardice told a virtual news conference ahead …

Don't boycott men's cricket, former Afghan women's chief pleads
3 years, 3 months ago

Don't boycott men's cricket, former Afghan women's chief pleads

The Hindu  

International cricketers should support Afghanistan's men's team, not punish them by boycotting matches if the Taliban bars women from playing, the former director of the women's side said. "If we don't have a male team anymore, there would be no hope for cricket overall," said the 28-year-old, who was the director of women's cricket at the Afghanistan Cricket Board from …

Asghar Afghan Slams Australia Captain Tim Paine for Boycott Comments
3 years, 3 months ago

Asghar Afghan Slams Australia Captain Tim Paine for Boycott Comments

The Quint  

The 33-year-old told Paine to not make statements that would lead to Afghanistan cricket being isolated. For a less privileged cricketing Nation as Afghanistan with zero infrastructure and support reaching where we are right now and playing shoulder to shoulder with top 10 countries require sheer determination, passion, and talent. Therefore, you should refrain from delivering aggressive statements which would …

Asghar Afghan slams Australia's Tim Paine for boycott comments
3 years, 3 months ago

Asghar Afghan slams Australia's Tim Paine for boycott comments

India TV News  

Former Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan has slammed Australia's Test skipper Tim Paine for his comments on boycotting the matches against the Afghanistan team in the men's T20 World Cup starting from October 17 in the UAE. Afghan's post comes after Paine said on his morning breakfast show on SEN Hobart that a boycott of matches against Afghanistan in the mega …

Afghanistan Cricket Board chairman indicates women could still play
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan Cricket Board chairman indicates women could still play

The Hindu  

Women could still be allowed to play cricket, the chairman of Afghanistan's Cricket Board has claimed to an Australian broadcaster in an apparent backflip on the Taliban's hardline stance. READ: Afghanistan Cricket Board CEO to Cricket Australia - do not isolate us Australian Test captain Tim Paine turned up the heat on Friday, saying he believed teams could pull out …

‘Do not isolate us’: ACB CEO requests Cricket Australia to reconsider decision to cancel Afghanistan Test
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Do not isolate us’: ACB CEO requests Cricket Australia to reconsider decision to cancel Afghanistan Test

Firstpost  

Cricket Australia on Thursday said that its men’s team’s season-opening Test against Afghanistan, slated to start on 27 November in Hobart, will be scrapped due if Taliban doesn’t allow women in sports. Kabul: Afghanistan Cricket Board CEO Hamid Shinwari on Friday asked Cricket Australia to reconsider its decision not to host its men’s team for a Test in November after …

Afghanistan Cricket Board CEO to Cricket Australia - do not isolate us
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan Cricket Board CEO to Cricket Australia - do not isolate us

The Hindu  

Afghanistan Cricket Board CEO Hamid Shinwari on Friday asked Cricket Australia to reconsider its decision not to host its men's team for a Test in November, saying such a move will only isolate Afghanistan. "We ask Cricket Australia and the whole cricketing world to keep the door open for us, walk with us, do not isolate us, and avoid penalising …

Do not penalise us for our cultural and religious environment: ACB CEO to Cricket Australia
3 years, 3 months ago

Do not penalise us for our cultural and religious environment: ACB CEO to Cricket Australia

India TV News  

Afghanistan Cricket Board CEO Hamid Shinwari on Friday asked Cricket Australia to reconsider its decision not to host its men's team for a Test in November after the Taliban banned women from playing sport, saying such a move will only isolate the strife-torn country. Cricket Australia on Thursday said that its men's team's season-opening Test against Afghanistan, slated to start …

T20 World Cup could be boycotted by teams over Afghanistan: Paine
3 years, 3 months ago

T20 World Cup could be boycotted by teams over Afghanistan: Paine

The Hindu  

Australia captain Tim Paine said the chances of its 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. Paine also highlighted the International Cricket Council's continued silence given that Afghanistan is due to take part in …

T20 World Cup: Teams may refuse to play Afghanistan in the tournament, says Australia Test captain Tim Paine
3 years, 3 months ago

T20 World Cup: Teams may refuse to play Afghanistan in the tournament, says Australia Test captain Tim Paine

India Today  

Tim Paine, Australian Test team captain, on Friday questioned the silence of the International Cricket Committee on the Taliban’s unwillingness to let women play cricket in Afghanistan. Paine also questioned how Afghanistan can be allowed to play in the T20 World Cup, starting from October 17, under the current circumstances. "But as yet we've heard nothing from the ICC, which …

Cricket Australia to cancel Afghanistan Test if Taliban bans women's cricket
3 years, 3 months ago

Cricket Australia to cancel Afghanistan Test if Taliban bans women's cricket

India TV News  

The first-ever Test match between the men's teams of Australia and Afghanistan looks set to be called off after Afghanistan's newly-installed Taliban government announced its opposition to women from the Islamic nation playing cricket. "If recent media reports that women's cricket will not be supported in Afghanistan are substantiated, Cricket Australia would have no alternative but to not host Afghanistan …

Cricket Australia says wont host Australian men's team for Test match till Taliban govt supports women's cricket
3 years, 3 months ago

Cricket Australia says wont host Australian men's team for Test match till Taliban govt supports women's cricket

Op India  

Cricket Australia, the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia, on Thursday issued a statement ahead of the proposed Test match against Afghanistan. An update on the proposed Test match against Afghanistan ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/p2q5LOJMlw — Cricket Australia September 9, 2021 In a statement, Cricket Australia said, it is very important for the body to encourage and develop growth …

Afghanistan crisis updates | September 9, 2021
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan crisis updates | September 9, 2021

The Hindu  

Two days after Taliban announced the formation of an interim government, U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said that the al-Qaeda extremist group that used Afghanistan as a staging base to attack United States 20 years ago may attempt to regenerate in the country. - PTI 12:30 pm Pentagon chief says al-Qaeda may seek comeback in Afghanistan U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd …

Australia Set to Cancel Afghanistan Test Over Taliban Ban on Women's Cricket
3 years, 3 months ago

Australia Set to Cancel Afghanistan Test Over Taliban Ban on Women's Cricket

The Quint  

He said their stance on the women's game would not soften even if it would mean cancellation of the Hobart Test: "Even for this, if we face challenges and problems, we have fought for our religion so that Islam is to be followed. In the wake of those comments, Australia's Federal Sports Minister Senator Richard Colbeck urged the International Cricket …

Taliban bans women's sport in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban bans women's sport in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Australia's SBS TV has quoted a Taliban spokesperson as saying that women's sports — and women's cricket specifically — will be banned by his group in Afghanistan. Islam and the Islamic Emirate do not allow women to play cricket or play the kind of sports where they get exposed.” READ: Wasiq last month told SBS that the Taliban would allow …

Cricket Australia to cancel Afghanistan Test if Taliban bans women's cricket
3 years, 3 months ago

Cricket Australia to cancel Afghanistan Test if Taliban bans women's cricket

The Hindu  

Cricket Australia on Thursday said it will not host Afghanistan for a one-off Test at Hobart later this year, if the new Taliban regime fails to support women's cricket. The CA in its statement said: "Driving the growth of women's cricket globally is incredibly important to Cricket Australia. An update on the proposed Test match against Afghanistan ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/p2q5LOJMlw — …

Australia still planning Afghanistan test, says Cricket Australia
3 years, 3 months ago

Australia still planning Afghanistan test, says Cricket Australia

The Hindu  

Australia is still planning to host Afghanistan in the countries' first ever test, Cricket Australia said, despite uncertainty raised after the Taliban seized power in the South Asian country. "There is goodwill between CA and the Afghanistan Cricket Board to make the match happen, which immediately follows the ICC T20 World Cup in the UAE in which the Afghanistan team …

Cricket Australia postpone Test against Afghanistan, ODIs against New Zealand
4 years, 2 months ago

Cricket Australia postpone Test against Afghanistan, ODIs against New Zealand

Firstpost  

Australia were to host Afghanistan later this year at Perth in November while the Kiwis were to arrive in January 2021 but both the assignments have been postponed to the next summer. Melbourne: Cricket Australia on Friday postponed a one-off Test against Afghanistan and an ODI series against New Zealand, citing the complexity of scheduling international matches during the global …

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