Afghanistan cricketers future

[slippy888]

Like we talking about global cricketer stars here the likes of Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb. These guys cant just continue to play for Afghanistan under the Taliban goverment and expect any team to accept them in a 20 20 team worldwide.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Can they get citizenship for other countries? And somehow get to play for those countries?

USA?

 

[Prince EWS]

Like we talking about global cricketer stars here the likes of Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, Mujeeb. These guys cant just continue to play for Afghanistan under the Taliban goverment and expect any team to accept them in a 20 20 team worldwide.

Why not?

 

[TheJediBrah]

These guys cant just continue to play for Afghanistan under the Taliban goverment and expect any team to accept them in a 20 20 team worldwide.

Watch them

 

[honestbharani]

Can they get citizenship for other countries? And somehow get to play for those countries?

USA?

I honestly hope this means USA gets all the current Afghan players and becomes a cricketing power.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Unmukt Chand recently went to USA I read

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Players coming through a system will always be better for long term for that country

 

[honestbharani]

Players coming through a system will always be better for long term for that country

Yes but you need some stars to spark that interest for people to get into said system.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Afghanistan U19 team coming to BD for a series tomorrow. Its confirmed so good news!

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Rashid Khan would always be welcome here in South Australia


#rashid4redbacks

 

[Aritro]

A number of them will surely be migrating soon, and obviously to wealthy western countries.

I was having a look into citizenship rules for places like Bangladesh and Trinidad just out of curiosity, as a bit of a thought exercise about gun Afghan cricketers playing for Bangladesh or West Indies. Turns out there's a trend among a lot of poor countries where citizenship laws seem to be designed to make things unnecessarily hard. I don't understand why but there you are.

 

[Aritro]

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cri...led-by-cricket-australia-20210909-p58q70.html

Australia on the verge of cancelling the test match taking a principled stance against the Taliban potentially banning women from playing cricket. This is morally the right thing to do and I'm glad that this principle is being stuck up for. It's probably inevitable that a lot of boards are going to do the same which, again, would be morally the right thing to do. But it's hard not to feel it's also a terrible shame that these talented, likeable cricketers are at the end of the road.

 

[honestbharani]

I wish they can move out with their families tbh.

 

[NZTailender]

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cri...led-by-cricket-australia-20210909-p58q70.html

Australia on the verge of cancelling the test match taking a principled stance against the Taliban potentially banning women from playing cricket. This is morally the right thing to do and I'm glad that this principle is being stuck up for. It's probably inevitable that a lot of boards are going to do the same which, again, would be morally the right thing to do. But it's hard not to feel it's also a terrible shame that these talented, likeable cricketers are at the end of the road.

The cynic in me thinks they'll cancel so they don't lose

 

[social]

Last I heard Rashid had a place in Dubai

 

[Aritro]

The cynic in me thinks they'll cancel so they don't lose

Haha they won't lose here but on the right UAE pitch it would potentially be absolutely hilarious viewing. My mob beat them on a doctored Dhaka pitch with far less talented spinners than Mujeeb and Rashid so I've been fkn dying to see how they go against Afghanistan away.

 

[Bahnz]

Could easily Afghanistan being banned from ICC events for this. Would support it tbh.

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah, it is the most likely scenario. Just feel so bad for those players, they are so good too. They should have gotten on the plane to the US with their families and strengthen US cricket.

 

[cnerd123]

Afghanistan were given FM status without a fully functional women's setup anyways, but I guess the intention was always there until the Taliban returned.

Afghanistan Cricket Board urges patience with women's initiatives

Board officials say cultural sensitivities may make it far more challenging for the women to be able to rise up the rankings in the same manner as the men's team achieved

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[Spark]

Could easily Afghanistan being banned from ICC events for this. Would support it tbh.

Not just easily, that's kind of the actual ICC rules.

I haven't heard of anything actually being cancelled yet though. Just "if true, then..."