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Have Cricket Australia set the right example by pulling out of the ODI series against Afghanistan?
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Now this is a fair point but how is that better than the reason given by Australia here?
However in this case it’s just random people in the crowd causing rucks and not as part of some official policy.
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Afghan players truly have principles.
They are brave for withdrawing from BBL.
Such a good move.
They are brave for withdrawing from BBL.
Such a good move.
I doubt many or in fact any Pakistani players would have in this situation.
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Alot of the people cheering CA's decision are racists who refer to Afghans as Afghanis and say all sorts of nasty things about them because they are "ungrateful" eventhough we gave them a "haven". If only they had the same confidence while talking about how Pakistan played a starring role in destroying their country.
The hooliganism their fans caused at a few games has nothing to do with Australia yet again magically finding their moral conscience before playing a series that offers little to no financial incentive for them.
The hooliganism their fans caused at a few games has nothing to do with Australia yet again magically finding their moral conscience before playing a series that offers little to no financial incentive for them.
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No. It was not a right example.
Cricket Australia is currently run by fruitcakes. They lynched David Warner like he was some type of object. Very disrespectful.
Look what David Warner has to say about Cricket Australia: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket...-cricket-australia-public-lynching-withdraws/.
Whether or not Afghanistan want to field a woman's team should be a decision for Afghanistan. Not sure why Australia is interfering.
Cricket Australia is currently run by fruitcakes. They lynched David Warner like he was some type of object. Very disrespectful.
Look what David Warner has to say about Cricket Australia: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket...-cricket-australia-public-lynching-withdraws/.
Whether or not Afghanistan want to field a woman's team should be a decision for Afghanistan. Not sure why Australia is interfering.
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Now before anyone attacks me, I am not against women playing sports. Sports can give women good exercises. Nothing wrong with it.
But, that's not the point. Point is Australia being nosy about other countries. This is a job of ICC; not Australia's.
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Now you have an English Prince boasting about how many of their countrymen he killed.
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No, but its still discriminatory behaviour given that everyone else can.
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Is this conformed? Rashid Khan in his tweet said he was considering his future in the tournament.
Australia can play or not play against whoever they choose, if Afghanistan or any other country don't like it then they too can refuse to play Australia. If any team decides that they do not wish to play Australia then Australia will accept that. If it is about principles then follow through with your principles and stand your ground. Rashid is standing for his principles and will not play in the BBL and good on him for standing up for what he believes. Australia not playing Afghanistan will make no difference to cricket, even if Australia never played another game it would make no difference to cricket. Cricket is not more important than the backward cruel treatment that Afghan women are being subjected to. What is pathetic though is that the Afghan men allow their women to be treated like that.
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Probably the ones who criticize CA decision, secretly believe women should be locked in homes.
It is a travesty that in 2022, there are people who stop women from education.
And a tragedy that if someone takes a stand, they want them to just go play cricket and forget about what happens to women in their country.
Shameful.
It is a travesty that in 2022, there are people who stop women from education.
And a tragedy that if someone takes a stand, they want them to just go play cricket and forget about what happens to women in their country.
Shameful.
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Ex PCB chairman Ijaz Butt didn't think so and refused to let Pak players participate in IPL. And now when they are not taken by IPL then it becomes discriminatory. Also except Shehrayar Khan none of the PCB chiefs were neutral regarding BCCI, they kept on attacking BCCI in every possible way..So now even if Indian Govt. doesnt have any objection then also Pak players wont be able to participate because now BCCI wont agree. Being dragged to ICC courts by PCB under Najam Sethi and Rameez making statements after statements against BCCI has buried any chances.
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Sounds plausible but I would assume they wouldn't have agreed to it in the first place if money was the cause.
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I dont think Taliban Govt. gives a damn about cricket and all...There are more important things for them like banning women to go outside, talking with men who arent their relatives or family members. They must be looking forward to many more such things.
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As I said earlier, two wrongs don't make a right. India selectively boycotting Pakistan isn't right too. You are actually defending the hypocrisy shown by both India and Australia here.
Australia doesnt understand that even if they dont play AFG, its not going to change the situation of women in AFG coz Taliban govt. doesnt care a bit about cricket. They may be even knowing this that their decision wont yield anything. But it certainly gives them an opportunity to make themselves look like defenders of women's right...
India's stance is clear that they wont let benefit a country that is responsible for every terror attack in the country. There is no hypocrisy. Now even PCB seems to have accepted this that India isnt going to play them in a bilateral series.
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No matter who said what, it's still discriminatory by any definition of the word as its targeting a whole people based on their nationality.
India likes to think they're a mature progressive country. Reality is they're not, just as much a banana republic as Pakistan.
I'm sure they'll be hammered by the BBL teams for not fulfilling their contracts and will lose out a lot financially.
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This x10000. Good move Cricket Australia
You do realize he’s not in favor of keeping women out of sports, right? It’s the govt that has imposed that decision on the board. If ACB had done this, totally fair on CA’s part to take that decision.
I don’t agree with that. I am criticizing the decision because ACB has been forced into this action of banning women - not their fault. And 2) Two wrongs don’t make a right.
I am the last person who would come to the defense of ACB, given the fanatics and hate-mongers that run it…
but one needs to be fair. If we criticize BCCI for being too political, then CA should be criticized too.
I could care less about ACB and the Afg team though.
but one needs to be fair. If we criticize BCCI for being too political, then CA should be criticized too.
I could care less about ACB and the Afg team though.
Have they done it?
I don't know what he favors but his own government has made a political decision to keep women from playing cricket. He is willing to boycott BBL teams because he disagrees with CA decisions, what is he boycotting to show his disagreement with the political decision of women not being allowed to play cricket in Afghanistan?.
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Do you think stopping some one to get education due to being girl like situation exists for Hindus in Pakistan?
If and when situation becomes that extreme then not only India, other countries will be justified to use as reason to boycott.
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This “two wrongs don’t make a right” is used wrongly here. I have seen a few others say the same phrase but it’s the wrong context here.
It’s like equating murderer and pickpocket. Both are wrongs but not the same level of wrong.
Taliban bans women from studying and working.
Australia refuse to play a random bilateral series with Afghanistan on that principle.
How are you equating the 2 wrongs ?
I agree if the players were banned from playing Big bash etc but just like everyone else the Afghan players are pretty popular and beloved by everyone.
I feel Other countries should take this action too including India.
Their players can play in the leagues because it’s not their fault they have a radical government.
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I am stunned by the amount of monkey balancing and justifications going around here lol.
I wonder if India or any western country come up with a discriminatory state policy that Muslims are denied jobs and education, if Pakistani cricket board would be desperate to have bilateral series with India like they are now .
The response to this would be BJP and all those cliches but the word flying above most is “state policy” and this “state policy” is what Australia have a problem with.
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So the question is - who gets to decide which countries we play with and which ones we don't.
India is the host of the 2023 World Cup. USA are set to host in 2024.
If we're boycotting countries based on human rights and politics then they are as good as any to start another boycott over, right?
India is the host of the 2023 World Cup. USA are set to host in 2024.
If we're boycotting countries based on human rights and politics then they are as good as any to start another boycott over, right?
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I believe France has a ban on certain Muslim female clothing. It didn't stop Aus soccer team to play against France.
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It's not cricketers fault, its state policies. None of that will fly if Muslims were banned to get education or job. Same situation here. I am not sure how people are even defending this.
Yes, I am disappointed as cricket fan. But when you look at bigger picture, CA has taken a stand and I don't see how anyone can criticize CA for this. Again, cricket fans all over, specially in Afghanistan, have every right to be disappointed, but that's another thing.
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I hope you won't backtrack on this stance when India refuse to come to Pakistan for the Asia Cup this year.
Can't help but laugh though given your location is Dubai - a beacon of human rights and freedom, while you criticise others for not wanting to bring politics into sport.
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Female clothing < > females themselves
Australia played France in the World cup, Australia played Afghanistan in the T20 world cup.
What is your point?.
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Every one else's country and countrymen don't support secession of Kashmir from India.
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If you're gonna cancel the series in the last moments, why bother to accept scheduling them in the first place? This isn't the first time they have canceled series.
Lol, Warner wants to lead the national team - the publics team- but thinks its unfair the public should ever have a chance to hear the full story on sandpapergate.
He can't have it both ways. Either he is prepared to come clean about what happened and have a fresh start OR if he wants everything to stay swept under the rug then he needs to shut up and put up with it.
Warner says he doesn't want it public to "protect his family", but if he has done something so wrong his family needs protecting from it, then he shouldn't be captain. Simple.
France allows women to play soccer.
France allows women to go to school.
Australia has never refused to play an opponent based on their stance on hijabs, niqabs, yarmulkes or otherwise- so your argument is a complete strawman.
Government has made the decision, not the ACB. He is willing to boycott because if CA cannot on principle play against Afg, then how can they include an Afghan in their domestic competition? A competition for which CA requires an NOC from the very board; ACB! Lol
If he boycotts, he is standing with his country and also showing CA's hypocrisy.
Huh? How can CA seek an NOC from the very board it has boycotted on the international stage? Playing Afg players in BBL is hypocrisy and selective cancel culture of the highest order. If anything, it tells you how not playing Afg is just for show.
Okay. One big wrong and one small wrong don't make a right. Is that better? Not sure what difference that makes though.
They didn't ban them from BBL because CA is powerless in front of the franchises. Strikers would never be okay with Rashid being banned. So again, CA picked on the weaker target to play to the gallery.
It is also not ACB's fault that they have a radical govt.
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Looks like this wasn't some random series. It was part of the Super League. What if Afg needed these games to qualify? CA antics also forced South African board to cancel their ODI series. South Africa might not even play in WC.
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What's that got to do with Pakistan cricketers and IPL?
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Australian team is there to play cricket and not change the world.
Australia has little relevance in the world, nobody gives two hoots what this nation says.
Stick to cricket and not politics esp after Australian history and even the current abuse the natives get to this day. But thats ok .
Afghanistan should not play Aus in any ICC tournament in return.
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Exactly. And we Pakistanis know as much as anyone about this when we saw our own PM talk smack to Modi about India while conveniently ignoring what was happening in China.
Either you bring the same level of scrutiny to everyone (lol) or you look stupid. Australia are only kicking a weak player down here and would not dare repeat this action to a nation with the ability to actually bite back.
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That is true. Pakistani players would be first ones to flee and become KolPak players if Pakistan got boycotted in cricket.
Yea, of course it is confirmed. Or else why would Afghan players put out these statements?
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This is the wrong approach, it is not Taliban who play cricket. Taliban are opposed to Sports, music and other leisure activities in general. People under Taliban are not encouraged to play. This will only reinforce Taliban ideology. And people suffering under Taliban will have their suffering multiplied.
Australia is not doing anybody a favor by doing this, only further isolating the already isolated. Cricket in Afghanistan exists in spite of Taliban. Cricket is a little bit of normal they have. Australia wants to reach out to Taliban they can do that by touring Afghanistan not by boycotting them. It is will only deepen the hatred & mistrust.
Not just women, no one has any basic human rights under Taliban and it was expected .
Whatever can be done , short of sending troops there to collapse this regime is worth doing it . Afghans deserve better life and government.
I'm happy and support CA for their action , hope ICC takes the same action against Afghanistan what they did against the apartheid regime of South Africa.
Whatever can be done , short of sending troops there to collapse this regime is worth doing it . Afghans deserve better life and government.
I'm happy and support CA for their action , hope ICC takes the same action against Afghanistan what they did against the apartheid regime of South Africa.
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Not trying to be funny here, but to my knowledge, 'considering his future' means he has hasn't decided that unless you've got a source of this confirmation?
I think they could pull out given the strength of feeling but combination of sweet talk and money works wonders.
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Australian forces butchered countless people in Afghanistan. For what? A war which had nothing to do with them. The Taliban are a resistance force, they are not clued up about the world, sports etc. They only care to protect their land from invaders. If Afghanistan is left alone for a few decades, things will evolve.
Australia are just on their moral high horse but its a wooden horse. Their nation wiped out natives, a whole race of people, something the Taliban have never done.
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It is incorrect to simply display this as a Taliban issue. As Bertus De Jong has shown on twitter, the ACB as far back as 2014 received upwards of 2 million dollars in aid which was to go towards womens cricket in the country. Years later 90% was handed back, unspent, as the ACB feared the womens poor performances could generate negative PR.
The ICC's own rules dictate Full Member's need to support womens cricket and it's pretty insane how they have a member who aren't even letting them play full stop. Even on a competitive level it's unfair, every other board funds two genders professionally, while Afghanistan only fund one.
It is obviously blatantly CA conveniently getting out of playing a series vs someone that isn't India/England too, but it's still imo a justifiable move. I don't think there should be any sanctions on the Afghan men or anything like that, they should be let play who they want, but they absolutely shouldn't be a "full" member if they clearly treat women as third class citizens to the extent they dont even let them play. It's a surprise it's even allowed honestly, given the strides in the women's game in recent times.
The ICC's own rules dictate Full Member's need to support womens cricket and it's pretty insane how they have a member who aren't even letting them play full stop. Even on a competitive level it's unfair, every other board funds two genders professionally, while Afghanistan only fund one.
It is obviously blatantly CA conveniently getting out of playing a series vs someone that isn't India/England too, but it's still imo a justifiable move. I don't think there should be any sanctions on the Afghan men or anything like that, they should be let play who they want, but they absolutely shouldn't be a "full" member if they clearly treat women as third class citizens to the extent they dont even let them play. It's a surprise it's even allowed honestly, given the strides in the women's game in recent times.
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Taliban have been horrible to women in Afghanistan. However, It is wrong for Australia to do this, simply because they shouldn't be involved in it. This is for ICC to solve.
It also reflects the obvious fact this whole time: Australians, also known to be cheats, are big arrogant, racist hypocrites.
Multiple times in the past, they have cancelled to play/ tour Bangladesh for no justified reason. In 2018, they became big time hypocrites by canceling their home series against Bangladesh due to "Financial Reasons". This is a completely unjustified reason, I have no idea why ICC didn't do anything. Many tours, test series nowadays end up being a financial loss, but this is not at all a justified reason to not host that Bangladesh tour. They are just cheating and picking who to play and who not to play
And now;
If they have a problem with Afghanistan and they don't want to play them, How come they have no problem
to play China in football? China is currently committing Genocide on the Uyghurs . If only someone could ask them this.
Again they are just picking and choosing
Secondly, if they care so much, why did they travel to Qatar despite the human right issues they were fully aware about? And I don't care that they made some fancy video, it doesn't change the fact that they still went to Qatar, and they celebrated their victories.
These Racist Hypocrites are just Picking who they want to play and who they don't want to play
edit: I didn't mean every Australian, as you cant generalise it to every Australian
It also reflects the obvious fact this whole time: Australians, also known to be cheats, are big arrogant, racist hypocrites.
Multiple times in the past, they have cancelled to play/ tour Bangladesh for no justified reason. In 2018, they became big time hypocrites by canceling their home series against Bangladesh due to "Financial Reasons". This is a completely unjustified reason, I have no idea why ICC didn't do anything. Many tours, test series nowadays end up being a financial loss, but this is not at all a justified reason to not host that Bangladesh tour. They are just cheating and picking who to play and who not to play
And now;
If they have a problem with Afghanistan and they don't want to play them, How come they have no problem
to play China in football? China is currently committing Genocide on the Uyghurs . If only someone could ask them this.
Again they are just picking and choosing
Secondly, if they care so much, why did they travel to Qatar despite the human right issues they were fully aware about? And I don't care that they made some fancy video, it doesn't change the fact that they still went to Qatar, and they celebrated their victories.
These Racist Hypocrites are just Picking who they want to play and who they don't want to play
edit: I didn't mean every Australian, as you cant generalise it to every Australian
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1. aus tour ban - imo better approach would have been to have afg women playing aus women as a condition to that, put onus on Afghanistan.
2. afg players pulling out of bbl - immaterial as the acb could refuse issuance on NOCs, and theres plenty of other leagues to that they can play around the world.
2. afg players pulling out of bbl - immaterial as the acb could refuse issuance on NOCs, and theres plenty of other leagues to that they can play around the world.
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Taking about sweet money tells me you are not all that serious. Money is not sweet in sour situations like these.
Considering his future means he is contemplating the forthcoming possibility of withdrawing from the BBL. Basic English, not sure why that is hard.
If Australia comes back and plays, of course he will retract the decision and rejoin the BBL.
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Those 30 points should be awarded to Afghanistan.
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Aussie team aren't playing the women, they are playing the men.
Besides, there are serious concerns of native women in Australia and their treatment. So perhaps others should boycott Australia for their treatment of these women? Or do they only care about women playing with a stick and ball?
https://www.theguardian.com/comment...boriginal-women-must-spark-outrage-and-change
They will get the points, as per the rules, Australia have forfeited these matches..
You think Cricket Australia runs Football?
You can of course find issues in every country. That is still a misdirection.
Indigenous women in Australia can go to school and earn PHDs, many have. They can play sport and represent Australia, many have. They can and do get elected to parliament. Can women do any of these things under the unelected, Taliban who rule only by military takeover?
Taliban are a resistance force? Who were they resisting when they ruled BEFORE the US/Western invasion?
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Why not do basic research? Taliban means student(s). They came into being after the Soviet defeat, which led to a brutal civil war. A bunch of students took over which stopped the violence. Of course we know then over 40+ nations invaded one of the poorest nations on Earth. Australia was one of these 40 nations, which committed brutal crimes against Afghans. If anything it should be the Afghans who should boycott Aussies since justice hasnt been done.
As I wrote, leave Afghanistan alone for a few decades they will evolve. Remember your ancestors were once brutal criminals from Mother England, shipped off far away. Women are of course freerer in Aus but there is serious discrimination against the REAL Aussie women as pointed out. These aboriginal women who are still suffering are lucky to get through a day let alone play cricket.
Aus has no moral superiority, not sure what history they teach you at school.
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Good on Australia.
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What the Talibanis are doing to their women is nothing short of apartheid- depriving a huge of population of their rights & keeping them segregated. And the Australian response is not unlike when the world took a stand against SA cricket in the apartheid era, So i say, good on Australia. Somebody is finally taking a stand for those poor women in its own small way.
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Feel bad for Afghan players. They are getting punished for the matters they have no say in.
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I have mixed feelings about this. Because it’s Afghanistan it’s a bit funny because of their dislike for Pakistan, and the way their fans behave in our matches. However, politics should never be mixed with sports.
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Australia on Friday defended their hotly contested decision to pull out of a cricket series against Afghanistan following a Taliban crackdown on women’s “basic human rights”.
Australia and Afghanistan were scheduled to play three ODIs in the United Arab Emirates in March but Cricket Australia (CA) scrapped the series after consultation with stakeholders, including the Australian government.
“Basic human rights is not politics,” CA chief executive Nick Hockley said in a statement sent to AFP after Afghanistan’s cricket board lashed the cancellation as “pathetic”.
“It is clearly a very challenging and sad situation. We did not take this decision lightly,” Hockley said.
Cricket Australia had been hopeful of playing Afghanistan and was in regular contact with the Afghanistan Cricket Board, he added.
“However announcements by the Taliban in late November and late December signalling the deterioration of basic human rights for women in Afghanistan led to our decision to withdraw from these games,” he said.
Hockley said the Australian cricket authority consulted with the Australian government and others before scrapping the games.
He also responded to Afghanistan’s best-known international cricketer and leg-spinner Rashid Khan, who had criticised the cancellation and warned he would be “strongly considering” his future in Australia’s Big Bash League.
“We acknowledge and applaud Rashid Khan’s and other Afghanistan cricketers’ comments at the time condemning the Taliban’s decision to ban women from universities. Rashid will always be welcome in the BBL,” Hockley said.
Australia was committed to growing the game for women and men, the cricket chief said, adding that he hoped better conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan would allow cricket between the countries to resume “in the not too distant future”.
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Australia and Afghanistan were scheduled to play three ODIs in the United Arab Emirates in March but Cricket Australia (CA) scrapped the series after consultation with stakeholders, including the Australian government.
“Basic human rights is not politics,” CA chief executive Nick Hockley said in a statement sent to AFP after Afghanistan’s cricket board lashed the cancellation as “pathetic”.
“It is clearly a very challenging and sad situation. We did not take this decision lightly,” Hockley said.
Cricket Australia had been hopeful of playing Afghanistan and was in regular contact with the Afghanistan Cricket Board, he added.
“However announcements by the Taliban in late November and late December signalling the deterioration of basic human rights for women in Afghanistan led to our decision to withdraw from these games,” he said.
Hockley said the Australian cricket authority consulted with the Australian government and others before scrapping the games.
He also responded to Afghanistan’s best-known international cricketer and leg-spinner Rashid Khan, who had criticised the cancellation and warned he would be “strongly considering” his future in Australia’s Big Bash League.
“We acknowledge and applaud Rashid Khan’s and other Afghanistan cricketers’ comments at the time condemning the Taliban’s decision to ban women from universities. Rashid will always be welcome in the BBL,” Hockley said.
Australia was committed to growing the game for women and men, the cricket chief said, adding that he hoped better conditions for women and girls in Afghanistan would allow cricket between the countries to resume “in the not too distant future”.
Reuters
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The underlying principle is the same one that India adopts against Pakistan, but still serves Afghans right. Since India has a lot of love for the descendants of Mahmood Ghaznavi, Team India should fly over for a match in Kabul.
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India have a very close relationship with Afghan cricket - so it would be interesting to see if India can do the right thing and not play/host/allow Afghan team on their soul as a lot of their decisions, as per them, are based upon principles etc
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Keeping my bias glasses aside, if Afghanistan Cricket Board is a private organization, and the match is taking place in UAE, how does the Taliban government come into play? ACB has anti-discrimination code clearly visible on the website that states:
2.1.1.Engaging in any conduct (whether through the use of language, gestures or otherwise) which is likely to offend, insult, humiliate, intimidate, threaten, disparage or vilify any reasonable person in the position of a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire, Match Referee, Umpire Support Personnel or any other person (including a spectator) on the basis of their race, religion, culture, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and/or maternity status
2.1.1.Engaging in any conduct (whether through the use of language, gestures or otherwise) which is likely to offend, insult, humiliate, intimidate, threaten, disparage or vilify any reasonable person in the position of a Player, Player Support Personnel, Umpire, Match Referee, Umpire Support Personnel or any other person (including a spectator) on the basis of their race, religion, culture, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and/or maternity status
Show me the part where i claimed moral superiority. I'll wait... I simply explained the false equivalency in the France/Taliban position and your argument about indigenous women.
It is ironic the Taliban "students" won't let their women study.
The invasion is another "look over here" distraction from the original point. I'm not sure whether they taught the laws of logic or argument at your school.
If we play the "but what about this, look over here" argument game we can be here all day. You won't find a nation without issues. We all sit in glass houses. What you WILL find and what is actually salient to the argument is that the Taliban have made repression and discrimination at the structural govt level and CA, having discussed it with their stakeholders (women) have decided they can't support that.
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The "right thing" has quite a few definitions in India, some of which are contradictory. But I don't think they will play Afghanistan anytime soon especially after Australia has taken a "principled stance", and surprisingly (or not), Afghanistan will be ok with that. The chair-throwing Afghan djinn only awakens when Pakistan is involved.
Well played sir.
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Too bad you couldn't tell your soldiers the same thing when they were going around Afghanistan murdering innocents and filming it with their headcams.
Human rights matter as long as you're enforcing your will on weaker countries. When it comes to being the U.S's lapdog, human rights go right out the window.
Too bad you couldn't tell your soldiers the same thing when they were going around Afghanistan murdering innocents and filming it with their headcams.
Human rights matter as long as you're enforcing your will on weaker countries. When it comes to being the U.S's lapdog, human rights go right out the window.
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Zabihullah Mujahid should resign. Let PP do his job.
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