Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Nov 13: The ICC announced on Sunday that the Afghan government supports the constitution of the international organization and has “in principle” approved the return of women’s cricket to the nation.
Due to the significant political changes that followed the Taliban taking over the country, Afghanistan cricket, particularly the women’s game, was in a state of uncertainty last year. According to some stories, the Taliban government forbade Afghan women from participating in sports, including the national women’s cricket team. A Working Group was then established by the ICC to assess the state of cricket in the nation.
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The Afghanistan Working Group provided an update to the Board, outlining a recent meeting in Doha with a representative of the Afghan government and the Afghanistan Cricket Board.
In particular, the need for diversity and inclusivity and for the ACB to function independently of government interference were stressed by the government official, who also reaffirmed their commitment to fully respect and comply with the ICC constitution.
“The meeting was positive and respectful and the government representative was clear in his support for the ICC constitution including in principle for women’s cricket in Afghanistan,” Working Group Chair Imran Khwaja said.
