Afghanistan pacer Naveen Ul Haq took a dig at Cricket Australia on Saturday ahead of his team’s next match in the ICC World Cup 2023. Naveen-ul-Haq posted a message for Australia on his Instagram account, slamming them for cancelling the bilateral series in Afghanistan to protest against the Taliban’s restrictions on women in their country.
Australia refused to play bilateral series with Afghanistan
Australia were scheduled to face and Afghanistan in three ODIs as part of the ICC’s Super League in the UAE in January but they pulled out after the Taliban put further restrictions on women’s and girls’ education and employment opportunities and their ability to access parks and gyms.
This happened after a Test match was postponed between the two teams in November 2021 after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August. Naveen, in response to Australia’s withdrawal to play against Afghanistan, backed out of the Big Bash League this year. “Refusing to play the bilateral series, now it will be interesting to see Cricket Australia stand in the World Cup,” wrote Naveen-ul-Haq.
