The Afghanistan Cricket Board has slammed Cricket Australia’s decision to abandon a one-day international series in March, labelling it “pathetic” while threatening to pull Afghan players out of the Big Bash.
It comes as a number of Afghan cricketers confirmed they would consider boycotting BBL matches, including star leg-spinner Rashid Khan.
The statement read: “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. CA referenced the Taliban’s restrictions on women’s and girls’ education and employment opportunities, as well as their access to parks and gyms”.“CA is committed to supporting growing the game for women and men around the world, including in Afghanistan, and will continue to engage with the Afghanistan Cricket Board in anticipation of improved conditions for women and girls in the country,” read a statement.
“Time to say won’t be participating in Big Bash after this until they stop these childish decisions,” he wrote on Twitter.
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