Australia had refused to play the series, Afghanistan’s revenge will be remembered

New Delhi. The Afghanistan team surprised everyone by defeating Australia in a big event like the ICC T20 World Cup. The feat achieved by Captain Rashid Khan’s team will always be remembered. Afghanistan’s victory against Australia in the Super 8 has been recorded in the pages of history. It is surprising that Cricket Australia had refused to play a bilateral series with Afghanistan just a few months ago.

Australia, which reached the Super 8 by winning four consecutive matches in the ICC T20 World Cup, continued its undefeated campaign by winning the first match in the second round as well. After defeating Bangladesh in the first Super 8 match, its intention was to beat Afghanistan and secure a ticket to the semi-finals but it did not happen. Rashid Khan’s team defeated Australia in a big way. The inspiration for this victory was probably from Cricket Australia’s decision in April this year not to play a T20 series with Afghanistan.

Did Afghanistan avenge the insult
Till now, the Afghanistan Cricket Board had offered to play a bilateral series with Cricket Australia several times but every time it was postponed citing the Taliban as an excuse. The Taliban has banned women’s participation in sports. Cricket Australia said that it cannot play a cricket series with Afghanistan because of the Taliban and its ban on sports.

Cricket Australia rejected the proposal
In 2021, Cricket Australia first decided to cancel the only Test match with Afghanistan. For the second time in 2023, there was a proposal for a 3-match ODI series with Afghanistan in the UAE which was rejected. Cricket Australia also postponed the T20 series to be held in August this year.