Cricket match prediction discussions

[Minor Miner]

It is certainly logical that if the venue is somehow changed and it is outside of Pakistan then there will be a negative reaction towards cricket from the close concerned. Especially the Asian Cricket Council and the International Cricket Council will be criticized. Not only that they will also loss a large number of revenue. If it is possible to keep it in Pakistan through negotiation then cricket organization and the concerned can be benefited.

We have to remember that it has been a long time since we actually got to see Pakistan hosting a tournament. And when everything is going right for Pakistan, at least in terms of hosting tournaments I do not think that it will be a good idea for the authority to move the venue now. It is going to be very bad for Pakistan and ICC will also get a lot of backlash for this.

I hope that ICC will understand that cricket is not in the best of situations right now. Making Pakistan a regular venue for tournaments and bilateral series is only going to make them more revenue. I think ICC also understands that very well. The problem is they are not the ones to oppose, they also have to maintain the will of others.

[Swordsoffreedom]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/womens-cricket-in-afghanistan-lack-of-progress-a-concern-for-icc-1353307
The ICC has raised a concern regarding women's cricket in Afghanistan. As of now, Afghanistan is the only test nation without a women's team. Even associate nations such as Netherlands and Thailand are having strong women's squads and on the other hand Afghanistan despite receiving millions of USD every year in funds from the ICC hasn't managed to come up with one. ICC constitution makes it mandatory for full members and associate members to allow the development of women's cricket. So far the Afghan Cricket Board hasn't taken any steps in this direction.

Few months back there were few signals that Afghani authorities will soften their policies and bring better things for the country and youths of this country but recent development showing nothing happening, and we will have some dilemma for the Afghan cricket because this can cause ban on them or any other problem can happen which could be not good for the country and game because in last few months we have few good exciting players from this country, and they can do better in near future as well.

As in current situation they are not allowing women's for higher education which is surely more important than game I have feeling they will not allow this all and bring any soft policy for the women's cricket and few countries will try to have stick action against this situation which is not good.

I think Afghanistan themselves are not going to be very interested in women's cricket. First of all the Afghan people are very religious. And we all know that it is prohibited in Islam that a woman takes part in these types of sports by exposing certain parts of her body.

We have seen a lot of teams having women footballer who plays wearing a hijab. But cricket is a very different game. I don't know if it is possible to play cricket wearing a hijab. And the women in Afghanistan also trust in the process which is, the man is supposed to want to take care of the family and provide for the family. And the women are the ones to give birth and raise children. The way it actually should be. So, I don't know to think that is going to be a very good idea for Afghanistan, especially at this moment.

[justdimin]

And that's what's happening ICC is worried about their financial from BCCI and don't want to upset them ,along with that they can't change venue without any valid and strong reason so they are letting go of this matter and with time something will change and everything will be settled according to BCCI wish.

Of course, ICC is not going to do anything that upsets their “ golden goose”. But if they do change the venue, the cricket fans are going to be furious. So they cannot do that either. I think the plan is not to say anything right now and let them do whatever they are doing on Twitter. And after that, eventually, things will work out and Pakistan will be able to host the Asia cup.

India will also not complain too much about that. This wouldn’t have been happening if there was no hatred between these two countries. We all know that this is happening because of political pressure.

Most chances ICC will be silent in this case and both countries will also not reach on any positive way about this Asia Cup because here I will blame India as doing negative things for the development of the game because they are big, and they have to do things for the better future of the game instead of creating problems because but India's inner politics is mostly based on sentiments needs to be against Pakistan and in recent times this gone on highest level which is good for the ruling party, and they will never give any weak point for damaging their reputation about this all.

Pakistan is currently facing many other issues as well which are needed to be fixed but having not solid policies which is also favourable for the India with this all for me most chances we will have Asia Cup on neutral place and then Pakistan will be also in India for the World Cup because they can't afford to leave this all.

[fullhdpixel]

I think Afghanistan themselves are not going to be very interested in women's cricket. First of all the Afghan people are very religious. And we all know that it is prohibited in Islam that a woman takes part in these types of sports by exposing certain parts of her body.

We have seen a lot of teams having women footballer who plays wearing a hijab. But cricket is a very different game. I don't know if it is possible to play cricket wearing a hijab. And the women in Afghanistan also trust in the process which is, the man is supposed to want to take care of the family and provide for the family. And the women are the ones to give birth and raise children. The way it actually should be. So, I don't know to think that is going to be a very good idea for Afghanistan, especially at this moment.

No, I do not think so. Because, I read somewhere "a strong Muslim is better than a weaker Muslim" just like there is another matter "Get knowledge even if you have to go to China for it" here it's not saying this all just for men it's saying all things equal for men and women but sadly right now Muslims have few groups which are bringing their own theory and trying to work on this which is clearly against the will of Islam it's just bullshit and nothing positive that all sports and education is just for men.

Few months back Afghanistan having soccer and cricket teams with Iran are also having soccer team for the women and few other Muslim countries are also involved in this all because now they are realizing things are not favourable to ban women's from all aspects of life which is good change but sadly these Taliban are never been true face of Islam.

[n0ne]

I think Afghanistan themselves are not going to be very interested in women's cricket. First of all the Afghan people are very religious. And we all know that it is prohibited in Islam that a woman takes part in these types of sports by exposing certain parts of her body.

We have seen a lot of teams having women footballer who plays wearing a hijab. But cricket is a very different game. I don't know if it is possible to play cricket wearing a hijab. And the women in Afghanistan also trust in the process which is, the man is supposed to want to take care of the family and provide for the family. And the women are the ones to give birth and raise children. The way it actually should be. So, I don't know to think that is going to be a very good idea for Afghanistan, especially at this moment.

No, I do not think so. Because, I read somewhere "a strong Muslim is better than a weaker Muslim" just like there is another matter "Get knowledge even if you have to go to China for it" here it's not saying this all just for men it's saying all things equal for men and women but sadly right now Muslims have few groups which are bringing their own theory and trying to work on this which is clearly against the will of Islam it's just bullshit and nothing positive that all sports and education is just for men.

Few months back Afghanistan having soccer and cricket teams with Iran are also having soccer team for the women and few other Muslim countries are also involved in this all because now they are realizing things are not favourable to ban women's from all aspects of life which is good change but sadly these Taliban are never been true face of Islam.

Afghanistan have got good players. Afghanistan mens team have evolved strong and have served as a big competence to most of the countries. The lack of support from the ruling power and the lack of experience have made them loss many matches. With time everything will change and for now Afghanistan is at its very beginning days of constructing the nation. Look at Saudi Arabia, it wasn't that bad as Afghanistan but they were much against equality. Now slowly they have understood the reality and making changes over each and everything.

[Sithara007]

I think Afghanistan themselves are not going to be very interested in women's cricket. First of all the Afghan people are very religious. And we all know that it is prohibited in Islam that a woman takes part in these types of sports by exposing certain parts of her body.

We have seen a lot of teams having women footballer who plays wearing a hijab. But cricket is a very different game. I don't know if it is possible to play cricket wearing a hijab. And the women in Afghanistan also trust in the process which is, the man is supposed to want to take care of the family and provide for the family. And the women are the ones to give birth and raise children. The way it actually should be. So, I don't know to think that is going to be a very good idea for Afghanistan, especially at this moment.

If playing cricket by women is prohibited in Islam, then how come Pakistan and Bangladesh are having women's teams? It is up to the Afghanistan cricket board to decide whether they want to allow this sport among the women or not. But if they doesn't allow the women to play cricket then in the end they will lose out. Because women's cricket has grown leaps and bounds during the past few years and the future trajectory also looks bright. Although it is not going to rival the men's game, in the next 5-10 years women's cricket will bring hundreds of millions of USD in revenue all over the world. If the Taliban doesn't want a share of that, then I am fine with their decision.

BTW, Australia has decided to cancel their series against Afghanistan, over Taliban's refusal to allow women play cricket:
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/12/sport/australia-afghanistan-cricket-taliban-intl-hnk-spt/index.html

Australia’s men’s cricket team has withdrawn from a series of upcoming matches against Afghanistan in protest over the ruling Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls’ education and employment, Cricket Australia (CA) said in a statement Thursday. The teams were scheduled to play three One Day International (ODI) games in the United Arab Emirates in March, but CA decided to cancel the series after “extensive consultation” with “several stakeholders including the Australian government,” the statement said.

[BobK71]

I think Afghanistan themselves are not going to be very interested in women's cricket. First of all the Afghan people are very religious. And we all know that it is prohibited in Islam that a woman takes part in these types of sports by exposing certain parts of her body.

We have seen a lot of teams having women footballer who plays wearing a hijab. But cricket is a very different game. I don't know if it is possible to play cricket wearing a hijab. And the women in Afghanistan also trust in the process which is, the man is supposed to want to take care of the family and provide for the family. And the women are the ones to give birth and raise children. The way it actually should be. So, I don't know to think that is going to be a very good idea for Afghanistan, especially at this moment.

No, I do not think so. Because, I read somewhere "a strong Muslim is better than a weaker Muslim" just like there is another matter "Get knowledge even if you have to go to China for it" here it's not saying this all just for men it's saying all things equal for men and women but sadly right now Muslims have few groups which are bringing their own theory and trying to work on this which is clearly against the will of Islam it's just bullshit and nothing positive that all sports and education is just for men.

Few months back Afghanistan having soccer and cricket teams with Iran are also having soccer team for the women and few other Muslim countries are also involved in this all because now they are realizing things are not favourable to ban women's from all aspects of life which is good change but sadly these Taliban are never been true face of Islam.

Afghanistan have got good players. Afghanistan mens team have evolved strong and have served as a big competence to most of the countries. The lack of support from the ruling power and the lack of experience have made them loss many matches. With time everything will change and for now Afghanistan is at its very beginning days of constructing the nation. Look at Saudi Arabia, it wasn't that bad as Afghanistan but they were much against equality. Now slowly they have understood the reality and making changes over each and everything.

There are several countries which have been trying for a long time to improve their cricket but they are not able to do so. But Afghanistan is a cricket team that has improved so much in a short period of time even the big countries have started thinking of them as a big opponent. Both their batting and bowling have been able to make a significant difference. Now they are lagging behind only for experience but in a few more years they will improve from that position and become known as another cricketing powerhouse country.

[YinShuiSiYuan]

I think Afghanistan themselves are not going to be very interested in women's cricket. First of all the Afghan people are very religious. And we all know that it is prohibited in Islam that a woman takes part in these types of sports by exposing certain parts of her body.

We have seen a lot of teams having women footballer who plays wearing a hijab. But cricket is a very different game. I don't know if it is possible to play cricket wearing a hijab. And the women in Afghanistan also trust in the process which is, the man is supposed to want to take care of the family and provide for the family. And the women are the ones to give birth and raise children. The way it actually should be. So, I don't know to think that is going to be a very good idea for Afghanistan, especially at this moment.

No, I do not think so. Because, I read somewhere "a strong Muslim is better than a weaker Muslim" just like there is another matter "Get knowledge even if you have to go to China for it" here it's not saying this all just for men it's saying all things equal for men and women but sadly right now Muslims have few groups which are bringing their own theory and trying to work on this which is clearly against the will of Islam it's just bullshit and nothing positive that all sports and education is just for men.

Few months back Afghanistan having soccer and cricket teams with Iran are also having soccer team for the women and few other Muslim countries are also involved in this all because now they are realizing things are not favourable to ban women's from all aspects of life which is good change but sadly these Taliban are never been true face of Islam.

Afghanistan have got good players. Afghanistan mens team have evolved strong and have served as a big competence to most of the countries. The lack of support from the ruling power and the lack of experience have made them loss many matches. With time everything will change and for now Afghanistan is at its very beginning days of constructing the nation. Look at Saudi Arabia, it wasn't that bad as Afghanistan but they were much against equality. Now slowly they have understood the reality and making changes over each and everything.

There are several countries which have been trying for a long time to improve their cricket but they are not able to do so. But Afghanistan is a cricket team that has improved so much in a short period of time even the big countries have started thinking of them as a big opponent. Both their batting and bowling have been able to make a significant difference. Now they are lagging behind only for experience but in a few more years they will improve from that position and become known as another cricketing powerhouse country.

Afghanistan is a team whose players have trained themselves for cricket as there was and there is no cricket academy and coaching in their country, most of them were trained and played in Pakistan so this is their achievement that now they are competing with the world strongest teams and worlds strongest and experienced players. 
Afghanistan have produced amazing cricketers like Rashid Khan, Ghulam Nabi,  Ibrahim Zadran  ,Najibullah Zadran and many more . Theirs matches are extremely interesting and treat to watch.

[Sithara007]

There are several countries which have been trying for a long time to improve their cricket but they are not able to do so. But Afghanistan is a cricket team that has improved so much in a short period of time even the big countries have started thinking of them as a big opponent. Both their batting and bowling have been able to make a significant difference. Now they are lagging behind only for experience but in a few more years they will improve from that position and become known as another cricketing powerhouse country.

There is no doubt that Afghanistan is perhaps the team that has shown the maximum improvement in the last 10 years or so. But that doesn't take away the fact that that are the only test nation without a women's team at this point. ICC stresses a lot on gender equality and for cricket to qualify as an Olympic sport, they need to show that the sport is being played equally among the men as well as the women. Asian boards such as the BCCI and PCB may tolerate this issue, but as we have seen CA has already raised this on the big stage. ECB and CNZ may follow soon. And it will have negative repercussions for the Afghan cricket board.

[JSRAW]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/womens-cricket-in-afghanistan-lack-of-progress-a-concern-for-icc-1353307

The ICC has raised a concern regarding women's cricket in Afghanistan. As of now, Afghanistan is the only test nation without a women's team. Even associate nations such as Netherlands and Thailand are having strong women's squads and on the other hand Afghanistan despite receiving millions of USD every year in funds from the ICC hasn't managed to come up with one. ICC constitution makes it mandatory for full members and associate members to allow the development of women's cricket. So far the Afghan Cricket Board hasn't taken any steps in this direction.

Lol they are a bunch of idiots and this problem is there only because of them, they hardly care tbh.

If that was the case or even a serious talking point then ICC could've stripped Afghanistan's test status. They just need to follow their own rules, that's it.

Meanwhile, CA also joined their usual monkey balancing on a moral compass.

[darewaller]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/womens-cricket-in-afghanistan-lack-of-progress-a-concern-for-icc-1353307

The ICC has raised a concern regarding women's cricket in Afghanistan. As of now, Afghanistan is the only test nation without a women's team. Even associate nations such as Netherlands and Thailand are having strong women's squads and on the other hand Afghanistan despite receiving millions of USD every year in funds from the ICC hasn't managed to come up with one. ICC constitution makes it mandatory for full members and associate members to allow the development of women's cricket. So far the Afghan Cricket Board hasn't taken any steps in this direction.

Lol they are a bunch of idiots and this problem is there only because of them, they hardly care tbh.

If that was the case or even a serious talking point then ICC could've stripped Afghanistan's test status. They just need to follow their own rules, that's it.

Meanwhile, CA also joined their usual monkey balancing on a moral compass.

Agree, because ICC needs to take tough decision and stripped their test status even if they can ban their men's team this could be also good because Taliban doing useless tactics and world needs to act quickly and have to take tough decision's about this all which will bring them in main stream with balanced system, and surely they could be able to bring better policies for the women's as well which are important for having better future of them.

CA is also good about this all, and they need to stay with this all until we have good positive development about this all because if we will not support them surely they could be ruin things for their own sack and many countries will suffer with this all well because they are threat for the world right now.

[Vaskiy]

There are several countries which have been trying for a long time to improve their cricket but they are not able to do so. But Afghanistan is a cricket team that has improved so much in a short period of time even the big countries have started thinking of them as a big opponent. Both their batting and bowling have been able to make a significant difference. Now they are lagging behind only for experience but in a few more years they will improve from that position and become known as another cricketing powerhouse country.

There is no doubt that Afghanistan is perhaps the team that has shown the maximum improvement in the last 10 years or so. But that doesn't take away the fact that that are the only test nation without a women's team at this point. ICC stresses a lot on gender equality and for cricket to qualify as an Olympic sport, they need to show that the sport is being played equally among the men as well as the women. Asian boards such as the BCCI and PCB may tolerate this issue, but as we have seen CA has already raised this on the big stage. ECB and CNZ may follow soon. And it will have negative repercussions for the Afghan cricket board.

These are tactics played by the economically wealthy boards. For now they need some thing to be executed. To deviate the concentration, this subject have been taken as discussion subject. The boards that talk of gender equality keeps talking with mouth and paper. There won't be anything taking place on real time execution.

[JSRAW]

Lol they are a bunch of idiots and this problem is there only because of them, they hardly care tbh.

If that was the case or even a serious talking point then ICC could've stripped Afghanistan's test status. They just need to follow their own rules, that's it.

Meanwhile, CA also joined their usual monkey balancing on a moral compass.

Agree, because ICC needs to take tough decision and stripped their test status even if they can ban their men's team this could be also good because Taliban doing useless tactics and world needs to act quickly and have to take tough decision's about this all which will bring them in main stream with balanced system, and surely they could be able to bring better policies for the women's as well which are important for having better future of them.

CA is also good about this all, and they need to stay with this all until we have good positive development about this all because if we will not support them surely they could be ruin things for their own sack and many countries will suffer with this all well because they are threat for the world right now.

It's just a monkey balancing act from all the parties.

Everyone and their grandma knows that Taliban will never allow the Women's cricket team. ICC will look the other way, which they already do. CA will continue with their sermon because hosting Afghanistan is loss making project for them, let's not talk about ACB (they have F&ucked mindset as well) and lastly, BCCI will back the ACB, no matter what.

[Swordsoffreedom]

No, I do not think so. Because, I read somewhere "a strong Muslim is better than a weaker Muslim" just like there is another matter "Get knowledge even if you have to go to China for it" here it's not saying this all just for men it's saying all things equal for men and women but sadly right now Muslims have few groups which are bringing their own theory and trying to work on this which is clearly against the will of Islam it's just bullshit and nothing positive that all sports and education is just for men.

Few months back Afghanistan having soccer and cricket teams with Iran are also having soccer team for the women and few other Muslim countries are also involved in this all because now they are realizing things are not favourable to ban women's from all aspects of life which is good change but sadly these Taliban are never been true face of Islam.

First of all, "" Get knowledge even if you have to go to China for it"", ohh, that's really good.

As far as I know, Islam does never say that men and women are equal. Islam says that men are better than women in certain aspects of life and women are also better than men in certain things. And in those things in which women are better, I do not think cricket comes into that.

If playing cricket by women is prohibited in Islam, then how come Pakistan and Bangladesh are having women's teams? It is up to the Afghanistan cricket board to decide whether they want to allow this sport among the women or not. But if they doesn't allow the women to play cricket then in the end they will lose out. Because women's cricket has grown leaps and bounds during the past few years and the future trajectory also looks bright. Although it is not going to rival the men's game, in the next 5-10 years women's cricket will bring hundreds of millions of USD in revenue all over the world. If the Taliban doesn't want a share of that, then I am fine with their decision.

BTW, Australia has decided to cancel their series against Afghanistan, over Taliban's refusal to allow women play cricket:
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/12/sport/australia-afghanistan-cricket-taliban-intl-hnk-spt/index.html

Australia’s men’s cricket team has withdrawn from a series of upcoming matches against Afghanistan in protest over the ruling Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls’ education and employment, Cricket Australia (CA) said in a statement Thursday. The teams were scheduled to play three One Day International (ODI) games in the United Arab Emirates in March, but CA decided to cancel the series after “extensive consultation” with “several stakeholders including the Australian government,” the statement said.

Just because Bangladesh and Pakistan are Muslim countries does not mean that they follow Islam properly. And the biggest problem is that Muslims are not setting a good example for anyone to see. Anyway, I can name a bunch of stuff that Muslim countries are doing that they should not. But I am going to stay on cricket for now. You can already see the news that the Taliban are refusing to let women play cricket. Look at the hypocrisy. This country has been at war for so long and almost no one cared. As soon as they are saying they will not let their women play cricket suddenly the whole world has problems.

[mm2543363580]

No, I do not think so. Because, I read somewhere "a strong Muslim is better than a weaker Muslim" just like there is another matter "Get knowledge even if you have to go to China for it" here it's not saying this all just for men it's saying all things equal for men and women but sadly right now Muslims have few groups which are bringing their own theory and trying to work on this which is clearly against the will of Islam it's just bullshit and nothing positive that all sports and education is just for men.

Few months back Afghanistan having soccer and cricket teams with Iran are also having soccer team for the women and few other Muslim countries are also involved in this all because now they are realizing things are not favourable to ban women's from all aspects of life which is good change but sadly these Taliban are never been true face of Islam.

First of all, "" Get knowledge even if you have to go to China for it"", ohh, that's really good.

As far as I know, Islam does never say that men and women are equal. Islam says that men are better than women in certain aspects of life and women are also better than men in certain things. And in those things in which women are better, I do not think cricket comes into that.

If playing cricket by women is prohibited in Islam, then how come Pakistan and Bangladesh are having women's teams? It is up to the Afghanistan cricket board to decide whether they want to allow this sport among the women or not. But if they doesn't allow the women to play cricket then in the end they will lose out. Because women's cricket has grown leaps and bounds during the past few years and the future trajectory also looks bright. Although it is not going to rival the men's game, in the next 5-10 years women's cricket will bring hundreds of millions of USD in revenue all over the world. If the Taliban doesn't want a share of that, then I am fine with their decision.

BTW, Australia has decided to cancel their series against Afghanistan, over Taliban's refusal to allow women play cricket:
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/12/sport/australia-afghanistan-cricket-taliban-intl-hnk-spt/index.html

Australia’s men’s cricket team has withdrawn from a series of upcoming matches against Afghanistan in protest over the ruling Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls’ education and employment, Cricket Australia (CA) said in a statement Thursday. The teams were scheduled to play three One Day International (ODI) games in the United Arab Emirates in March, but CA decided to cancel the series after “extensive consultation” with “several stakeholders including the Australian government,” the statement said.

Just because Bangladesh and Pakistan are Muslim countries does not mean that they follow Islam properly. And the biggest problem is that Muslims are not setting a good example for anyone to see. Anyway, I can name a bunch of stuff that Muslim countries are doing that they should not. But I am going to stay on cricket for now. You can already see the news that the Taliban are refusing to let women play cricket. Look at the hypocrisy. This country has been at war for so long and almost no one cared. As soon as they are saying they will not let their women play cricket suddenly the whole world has problems.

Afghanistan is facing basic human rights violations as they are depriving women from their basic rights of living and education,  their freedom of speech thier existence.  This is not Islam what Talibans are doing this is brutality  and injustice.  I don't think Islam is stopping someone from playing cricket  but the discussion is in Afghanistan they are not letting women to stand in any field of life   hoe can they let them play cricket? 
This is a vast topic of discussion make a separate thread for that let's see how many Afghanis come up with their real life experiences.

[BobK71]

Just because Bangladesh and Pakistan are Muslim countries does not mean that they follow Islam properly. And the biggest problem is that Muslims are not setting a good example for anyone to see. Anyway, I can name a bunch of stuff that Muslim countries are doing that they should not. But I am going to stay on cricket for now. You can already see the news that the Taliban are refusing to let women play cricket. Look at the hypocrisy. This country has been at war for so long and almost no one cared. As soon as they are saying they will not let their women play cricket suddenly the whole world has problems.

It is right that we should discuss about cricket no race or religion should be discussed. After a long war, Taliban rule has been re-established in Afghanistan. Whatever they say should be done in that country. According to this fact we cannot think of the entire Muslim country in the same way. Even in Bangladesh and Pakistan now women play cricket without any hindrance in their country's government. Moreover, there is no rule of killing people oppressively in the Muslim religion, but the Taliban government did so at one time. So it would be their internal problem.

[Swordsoffreedom]

There are several countries which have been trying for a long time to improve their cricket but they are not able to do so. But Afghanistan is a cricket team that has improved so much in a short period of time even the big countries have started thinking of them as a big opponent. Both their batting and bowling have been able to make a significant difference. Now they are lagging behind only for experience but in a few more years they will improve from that position and become known as another cricketing powerhouse country.

There is no doubt that Afghanistan is perhaps the team that has shown the maximum improvement in the last 10 years or so. But that doesn't take away the fact that that are the only test nation without a women's team at this point. ICC stresses a lot on gender equality and for cricket to qualify as an Olympic sport, they need to show that the sport is being played equally among the men as well as the women. Asian boards such as the BCCI and PCB may tolerate this issue, but as we have seen CA has already raised this on the big stage. ECB and CNZ may follow soon. And it will have negative repercussions for the Afghan cricket board.

@BobK71, Afghanistan has some really good talent. The biggest problem for them is they are not very stable in terms of politics. Anything can happen in this country. And of that instability, Afghanistan is not being able to improve in cricket as much as the probably could.

@Sithara007, Personally, I think that it will be better if Afghanistan concentrates on improving the men's team. Because that is going to be the main target for any country. The way Afghanistan is improving in men's cricket I think they can so be a team that will compete against the biggest power in cricket. And please don't talk about general equality because that is some bullshit agenda trying to be forced upon people.

[fullhdpixel]

Afghanistan is facing basic human rights violations as they are depriving women from their basic rights of living and education,  their freedom of speech thier existence.  This is not Islam what Talibans are doing this is brutality  and injustice.  I don't think Islam is stopping someone from playing cricket  but the discussion is in Afghanistan they are not letting women to stand in any field of life   hoe can they let them play cricket?  
This is a vast topic of discussion make a separate thread for that let's see how many Afghanis come up with their real life experiences.

Mate, this is not right place to talk about things like these because this thread is dedicated to cricket, and it's all updates but as right now we have situation about Afghanistan here I want to say now cricket is business and mostly boards wants having good profit from bilateral series and currently having Afghanistan in big countries like Australia, England and India is big lost which they don't want so just because of this using things like these human rights and other violations just like we have in Qatar, but they were rich and powerful they no one try to give them threat or anything like this, but Afghanistan is weak and have just new era after long war so mostly countries using this all for blackmailing them and avoiding their loses which is surely not good way in sports, but they are big 3 so no one will try to go against them in current situation.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Just because Bangladesh and Pakistan are Muslim countries does not mean that they follow Islam properly. And the biggest problem is that Muslims are not setting a good example for anyone to see. Anyway, I can name a bunch of stuff that Muslim countries are doing that they should not. But I am going to stay on cricket for now. You can already see the news that the Taliban are refusing to let women play cricket. Look at the hypocrisy. This country has been at war for so long and almost no one cared. As soon as they are saying they will not let their women play cricket suddenly the whole world has problems.

It is right that we should discuss about cricket no race or religion should be discussed. After a long war, Taliban rule has been re-established in Afghanistan. Whatever they say should be done in that country. According to this fact we cannot think of the entire Muslim country in the same way. Even in Bangladesh and Pakistan now women play cricket without any hindrance in their country's government. Moreover, there is no rule of killing people oppressively in the Muslim religion, but the Taliban government did so at one time. So it would be their internal problem.

When we are talking about cricket and Afghanistan, religion is always going to be an important thing.

Anyway, I am going to keep things centered towards cricket. The Bangladesh and Pakistan government does not hate or oppose the idea of women's cricket. Actually, they are trying to improve women's cricket. But on the other hand, the Afghanistan government is basically Taliban right now. And they are opposing the idea of the Afghanistan women playing cricket. So, I do not think it is going to happen in the recent future. Probably it is going to change but it will take time.

[laurenB7742]

Most chances ICC will be silent in this case and both countries will also not reach on any positive way about this Asia Cup because here I will blame India as doing negative things for the development of the game because they are big, and they have to do things for the better future of the game instead of creating problems because but India's inner politics is mostly based on sentiments needs to be against Pakistan and in recent times this gone on highest level which is good for the ruling party, and they will never give any weak point for damaging their reputation about this all.

Pakistan is currently facing many other issues as well which are needed to be fixed but having not solid policies which is also favourable for the India with this all for me most chances we will have Asia Cup on neutral place and then Pakistan will be also in India for the World Cup because they can't afford to leave this all.

ICC knows very well that if they interfere in this matter they will have to take a side. And everyone knows, they will not have any choice other than to take the side of India. They cannot do that this time for obvious reasons.

I do not think that the Asia cup is going to be played in a neutral venue. Because if that happens both Pakistan and Pakistani fans are going to be angry. Actually not only Pakistani fans. A lot of other people who follow cricket going to be angry as well. We all know that ICC is very biased. But they cannot go and take these types of decisions now. That is also just because one team has some problems. And not also some actual problem. They cannot change because the team who is earning the most amount of money for them does not like Pakistan.