Watch : Afghanistan’s players condemn CA’s decision to pull out from the ODI series at UAE
After Cricket Australia announced their decision to cancel their 3-match ODI series against Afghanistan, the entire cricketing fan base including the players lashed out on Twitter, calling CA’s decision as Biased.
Rashid Khan: "If playing vs Afghanistan is so uncomfortable for Australia then I wouldn't want to make anyone uncomfortable with my presence in the BBL"https://t.co/D96F57cHrY
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) January 13, 2023
It should be noted that Cricket is one of Afghanistan’s strength and they have continued to build upon that despite the control of regimes in their mother land. The Asian team became a full-member nation of ICC and got recognized as a Test Nation in 2017.
Their first ICC Cricket World Cup participation was in 2015 and since then they have been trying to continue the process. But CA’s cancellation has got to the nerves of Afghanistani cricketers who have one by one pulled themselves out of Australia’s domestic league – Big Bash League T20.
Rashid Khan, the most well-known name from the country described the development as Unfair and unexpected. He did not comply with CA’s decision and raised questions about their acceptance of him playing in the Australian circuit.
Cricket! The only hope for the country.
Keep politics out of it. @CricketAus @BBL @ACBofficials ♥️ 🇦🇫 ♥️ pic.twitter.com/ZPpvOBetPJ— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) January 12, 2023
It took CA just one tweet to make a number of Afghani players tweet back with their disagreement. They came to this conclusion after a meetings with all the stakeholders and the Australian government.
Apparently, Afghanistan is the only full-member nation which doesn’t have a Women’s team. They are also not participating in the U-19 ICC Women’s T20 World cup 2023. And Taliban’s latest imposition is that will not allow Women to participate in sporting activities.
Many players have come forward to show their disagreement and it includes Aftab Alam, Hamid Hassan, Hasmat Shahidi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rahmat Shah and Naveen-Ul-haq.
Just read the news of Australia not playing the series against us. We should never mix politics with cricket & We are expecting the world to support Afg in this difficult situation rather then taking away the only one happiness we have. This is shocking & unacceptable act of CA
— Rahmanullah Gurbaz (@RGurbaz_21) January 12, 2023
What a pathetic decision by @cricketcomau They should know that cricket is not a playground for politics. Please don’t mix politics with cricket. Cricket is symbol of happiness that brings people and nations together. #CricketAustralia @ACBofficials #StopPoliticsinCricket
— Hamid Hassan (@hamidhassanHH) January 12, 2023
Dear Cricket Australia!
Cricket is a sport and it always separate from politics, that's the 2nd time that canceling the matches with ACB, its unfair that a cricket playing nation like Australia doing injustice like that.
Our players are the beauty of your cricket #BBL.— Aftab Alam 55 (@aftabalam55786) January 12, 2023
Dear Cricket Australia!
Cricket is a sport and it always separate from politics, that's the 2nd time that canceling the matches with ACB, its unfair that a cricket playing nation like Australia doing injustice like that.
Our players are the beauty of your cricket #BBL.— Aftab Alam 55 (@aftabalam55786) January 12, 2023
