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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Henry Belot

Australian government praises national cricket team boycott of Afghanistan matches

Rashid Khan of the Afghanistan cricket team
Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan, a regular in the BBL, has argued the Cricket Australia boycott ‘punishes’ the Afghan people. Photograph: Gianluigi Guercia/REX/Shutterstock

The Australian sports minister, Anika Wells, has praised Cricket Australia for boycotting international matches against Afghanistan in response to the Taliban’s “unacceptable” treatment of women and girls.

Australia were scheduled to play three one-day internationals against Afghanistan on neutral ground in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in March, but after talks with the Australian government the series has been cancelled.

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