Afghanistan Appoints Former All-Rounder Mirwais Ashraf As New Cricket Chief

The Taliban Wednesday appointed former all-rounder Mirwais Ashraf as performing chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board to interchange Azizullah Fazli, who was in cost for simply two months. Afghanistan media reported the choice was taken after calls for by nationwide gamers whereas assembly Taliban officers in Abu Dhabi throughout the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup. “The prime minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has appointed Mirwais Ashraf as performing chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB),” mentioned a Taliban assertion.

Ashraf performed 46 one-day internationals and 25 Twenty20 internationals, his final in 2016.

Afghanistan bowed out of the Twenty20 World Cup Tremendous 12 stage after profitable solely two of their 5 Group 2 matches, shedding to Pakistan, India and New Zealand.

The nation has confronted political and cricketing upheavals because the Taliban took over following the withdrawal of US and NATO troops in late August this 12 months.

The Taliban’s hardline stance on not permitting girls to play cricket prompted requires the Afghan group to be banned, with Australian Check skipper Tim Payne believing groups will refuse to play them.

Cricket Australia on Friday postponed a Check match in opposition to Afghanistan — the primary scheduled between the 2 nations — in Brisbane later this month, saying they may host the match solely as soon as the state of affairs is clearer.

The Worldwide Cricket Council — which has guidelines stating all member nations ought to have each males’s and girls’s groups — has been cautious, saying it can focus on the matter in a board assembly later this month.

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Nonetheless, the ACB introduced its group will tour Zimbabwe for 3 one-day internationals and three Twenty20 internationals subsequent month.

The dates of the matches are but to be finalised.