Australian broadcaster SBS has quoted a Taliban representative as saying he did not think women would be allowed to play cricket because it was “not necessary” and it would be against Islam if women players faced a situation where their face and body might be “uncovered”.
A statement from Australia Cricekt said “our vision for cricket is that it is a sport for all and we support the game unequivocally for women at every level…if recent media reports…are substantiated, Cricket Australia would have no alternative but to not host Afghanistan for the proposed test match due to be played in Hobart.”
New Zealand Cricket says it will await advice from the sport’s international governing body the ICC on whether the Black Caps should play Afghanistan at the upcoming T20 World Cup in the UAE.
NZ Cricket is awaiting guidance from the ICC overr whether they will play Afghanistan at the T20 World Cup in November.
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The Black Caps have five pool games at the world cup in UAE with their match against Afghanistan scheduled to be played on November 7th.
New Zealand Cricket spokesperson Richard Boock says New Zealand Cricket doesn’t have a position on Afghanistan and hasn’t sought advice from the Government but rather will await guidance from the ICC.
-Reuters/RNZ
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