Lagatar24 Desk
Afghanistan’s participation in the coming T20 World Cup is in suspense. Afghanistan’s top officials of the cricket board have been removed from their posts and women’s cricket has been banned. In between now, Naseebullah Haqqani has replaced Hamid Shinwani, executive director of the Afghanistan Cricket Board. In such a situation, if the Afghanistan team plays under the flag of Taliban, then the International Cricket Council (ICC) can ban it
An ICC official told the agency that it is too early to say anything about Afghanistan’s playing in the T20 World Cup. The situation in Afghanistan is being monitored. In general, if the ICC bans a cricket board, it makes sure that the players are not affected by it. It is not the fault of the players. According to ICC rules, players have to specify under which banner they want to play. If Afghan cricketers talk about playing under the Taliban banner, they will face opposition, as other countries apart from Pakistan will not be in favor of it. In such a situation, the ICC can not only ban Afghanistan from playing, but can also exclude it from the list of International Cricket Council.
The Taliban have already violated ICC rules by banning women’s cricket in Afghanistan. According to the rules of the ICC, it is necessary to have a men’s and women’s team of the member countries. Ever since the ban on women’s cricket in Afghanistan, other ICC countries have been demanding a ban on Afghanistan. The Australian Cricket Board has also warned of the cancellation of the only Test match against Afghanistan to be held this year.
