Women in Afghanistan have been banned from sports since Taliban regained control in 2021; Women cricketers have urged the ICC for help to form a refugee team with Amnesty International now adding support. Warning: This article contains details some readers may find distressing
Damn I forgot this community existed.
Well first of all Afghanistan MUST be stripped of test status. They simply cannot be a full member team without a women’s team, its a basic requirement to receive test status that they dk not fulfill.
I know this doesn’t help the women, but the best way to threaten them is by hitting their pockets. If they are under pressure of losing money by losing test status I’m sure they’ll come to some sort of agreement.
I agree but feel like the other side of the argument needs to be made.
If the ICC takes this stance the Afghani government will make the men’s team an exile team as well or shut them down.
The reasoning behind keeping the men’s team in place is diplomacy. Keeping one of the VERY few cultural ties to an isolationist govt open.