Azizullah Fazli, the newly-appointed president of Afghanistan cricket, said on Wednesday that he will tour Pakistan later this week to invite the team for the one-day series.
The war-torn nation has risen sharply in international cricket over the years, with stars such as the world’s top spinner Rashid Khan, but following the Taliban calls for a boycott of the men’s team. Capture last month.
The change of government has called into question the future of Afghanistan’s participation in Test matches, because under International Cricket Council rules, nations must also be active. women’s team.
The Taliban has yet to announce a policy on women playing the sport, but a senior official said it would be “not necessary”.
Avoiding commenting on the latest developments, Fazli said he planned to visit other regional cricketing powers.
“I am touring Pakistan from September 25 and then going to India, Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates to meet the officials of the cricket board,” he said. AFP On the phone from Kabul.
Fazli said he would meet the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board Ramiz Raja, “and an offer to host Pakistan for the series we were supposed to play in Sri Lanka in September”.
The three match one day series between Pakistan and Afghanistan was Cancelled On logistic problems and a COVID-19 outbreak in Sri Lanka. It was part of the one-day league which is the qualification process for the 2023 World Cup.
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“We are trying to improve Afghanistan cricket by getting cooperation from other countries,” Fazli said.
Raja confirmed that Fazli would visit Pakistan.
Fazli, in his second term as chairman after serving the board from September 2018 to July 2019, said he was committed to improving facilities in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan are in Group 2 of the Super 12 stages Twenty20 World Cup In the UAE, it is scheduled to start from October 17.
Australia has threatened to cancel the Test match against Afghanistan in Brisbane in November unless the Taliban allows women to play cricket.
new ruler on tuesday dismissed Hamid Shinwari was appointed as chief executive of the Afghanistan Cricket Board, replacing Naseeb Zadran Khan of the Haqqani network, which is responsible for some of the worst attacks in the country’s history.