“We have got approval to send the team to Australia,” Afghanistan Cricket Board Chief Executive Hamid Shinwari told AFP.
Kabul: The Taliban have approved Afghanistan’s first test match since taking control of the country.
“We have obtained permission to send the team to Australia,” Afghanistan Cricket Board chief executive Hamid Shinwari told AFP.
The move raised hopes that international matches will continue as usual in Afghanistan under the new Taliban regime. It was previously feared that cricket and other sports could be affected in the country after the Taliban invaded Kabul last month.
The test match, which will be played in Hobart from November 27 to December 1, was scheduled to take place last year.
The match was then postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and international travel restrictions. This will be Afghanistan’s first test.
The Afghan cricket team will compete ahead of the Australian tour at the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates from October 17 to November 15.
The Taliban banned most forms of entertainment during their first term in power and the stadiums were then used as public places of execution.
The Taliban, who captured Kabul in mid-August, this time vowed to apply a less strict version of Islamic law.
