“Will Australians Refuse To Play Afghanistan In World Cup” – Michael Vaughan Reacts To CA's Decision To Pull Out Of Afghanistan ODIs

Former England National Cricket Team captain Michael Vaughan while reacting to Cricket Australia’s decision to withdraw their men’s team from an ODI series against Afghanistan, questioned whether Australia National Cricket Team will decline to play against Afghanistan National Cricket Team in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023, which will be held in India in October-November.

Australia were all set to play a three-match ODI series against Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates following the tour of India.

However, on Thursday, CA announced that it has withdrawn from the series following a recent announcement from the Taliban that it was banning university education for Afghan girls.

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“Following extensive consultation with relevant stakeholders, including the Australian Government, Cricket Australia has decided that it is unable to proceed at this time with the upcoming ICC Super League three-match Men’s ODI series between Australia and Afghanistan scheduled for the UAE in March 2023,” the CA statement said.

“This decision follows the recent announcement by the Taliban of further restrictions on women’s and girls’ education and employment opportunities and their ability to access parks and gyms.

“CA is committed to supporting growing the game for women and men around the world, including in Afghanistan, and will continue to engage with the Afghanistan Cricket Board in anticipation of improved conditions for women and girls in the country. We thank the Australian Government for its support on this matter.”

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Will the Australians refuse to play Afghanistan in the World Cup this year? – Michael Vaughan

CA has faced heavy backlash following the announcement and the players like Rashid Khan and Naveen-ul-Haq have openly condemned the decision.

Now, Michael Vaughan has called out the possible hypocrisy shown by Cricket Australia on this matter. He took to Twitter to question whether Australia will avoid playing against Afghanistan in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 because they didn’t have any problem playing against the Afghans in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia.

“Will the Australians refuse to play Afghanistan in the World Cup this year .. they didn’t in the men’s T20 World Cup a few months ago !?????,” Michael Vaughan tweeted.

Will the Australians refuse to play Afghanistan in the World Cup this year .. they didn’t in the men’s T20 World Cup a few months ago !?????

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) January 13, 2023

I am totally with you on this Rashid .. ? https://t.co/4rwvHVOP0q

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) January 12, 2023

Also Read: “Human Rights Are Not Politics”: Cricket Australia’s CEO Defends The Team’s Decision To Withdraw From The Afghanistan Series

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