Australia registered their fifth win on the bounce within the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup defeating arch-rivals England by 33 runs in Ahmedabad on Saturday, November 4 and consolidated their third place on the factors desk. Australia are anticipated to carry on to 3rd place even after the group stage with video games to be performed in opposition to Afghanistan and Bangladesh. However, ahead of the game in opposition to Afghanistan, the thrill and the hype of the game has taken an attention-grabbing flip with an Afghan participant calling out Australia’s double requirements.
Afghanistan pacer Naveen ul Haq referred to Australia’s cancelled three-match ODI collection between the 2 groups earlier this yr to query Australia and their requirements asking if human rights are nonetheless essential to them two factors are extra essential. “Refusing to play the bilateral series, now it will be interesting to see cricket Australia stand in the World Cup #standards #humanrights or 2 points?,” Naveen wrote on his Instagram story.
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For the uninitiated, Australia and Afghanistan have been speculated to face one another in an ODI collection within the UAE in March this yr however Cricket Australia cancelled the task in January on humanitarian grounds citing the Taliban’s “restrictions on women’s and girls’ education and employment opportunities and their ability to access parks and gyms.”
“CA is dedicated to supporting rising the game for ladies and men around the globe, together with in Afghanistan, and can proceed to have interaction with the Afghanistan Cricket Board in anticipation of improved circumstances for ladies and ladies within the nation,” Cricket Australia had mentioned.
It is unlikely that might occur since it is a World Cup match and no group would need to give away such essential factors that simply. However, Naveen has certainly ruffled a number of feathers with an unapologetic and brutally sincere assertion.
 Australia will fancy themselves profitable in opposition to Afghanistan, nevertheless, the Hashmatullah Shahidi-led facet has gained their final three video games and might be eager to topple a fancied facet like Australia.
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