Officials of the Sri Lankan cricket board are unable to guarantee whether the T20 match series between Afghanistan and Pakistan will start on September 1 after the Taliban came into power. Sri Lanka's cricket board announced on Monday that it will go ahead with arrangements to host a T20 series between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Afghanistan's cricket team was also scheduled to play in the T20 World Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates in October which is also in doubt now.
The Taliban government that ruled Afghanistan from 1996 until 2001 frowned upon organised sport. Star spin bowler and T20 captain Rashid Khan and all-rounder Mohammad Nabi are currently playing The Hundred tournament in England. Both players have made pleas for peace in their country before the Taliban takeover.
Source : (Geo News)
