ICC chief expresses concern on Afghanistan not having a women's team in T20 World Cup, says 'Until something changes'

ICC main Geoff Allardice connected Sunday said that unless determination is immoderate alteration to the concern successful Afghanistan,  the presumption quo volition stay the same.

"I deliberation astatine the moment, the Afghanistan Cricket Board who is our subordinate is incapable to capable the team," Cricbuzz quoted Aldrice arsenic saying the media successful Dhaka.

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"Until thing changes, that volition stay the situation. It isn't that the Afghanistan Cricket Board wasn't processing women's cricket previously, it is conscionable that they are not capable to astatine the moment," helium added.

According to details, Afghanistan are lone afloat subordinate state without a women's squad and hence could not nonstop their women's squad successful the tournament.

The ICC has divided into 2 groups of 5 each with Group A including Australia, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Qualifier 1 portion Group B has South Africa, England, West Indies, Bangladesh and Qualifier 2.

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Meanwhile, India and Pakistan is scheduled for October 6 astatine Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, and the last of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 volition beryllium played successful Dhaka connected October 20.

"I'm thrilled astatine the imaginable of competing successful the ICC Women's T20 World Cup successful Bangladesh aboriginal this year. The maturation of women's cricket implicit the past fewer years and particularly Women's World Cups person been incredible. I americium definite this lawsuit volition beryllium nary antithetic with competitory and precocious vigor cricket to entertain the world," Team India skipper Harmanpreet Kaur said.

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Published: 05 May 2024, 09:39 PM IST