With political situation taking a new turn in Afghanistan, the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday confirmed the availability Afghanistan cricketers Rashid Khan, Mohammed Nabi in remainder IPL matches as the BCCI worried about their after Taliban takes over Afghanistan.
Earlier the availability Rashid and Nabi, who the part of Sunrisers Hyderabad, were doubtful in the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in the UAE from September 19.
After a new political development in Afghanistan, not only in the IPL, the uncertainty and unpredictability is looming around the future of Afghanistan cricketers in the international cricket too.
The Taliban are set to take over the reins of the South Asian country as President Ashraf Ghani has reportedly fled to Tajikistan.
Currently, Rashid and Nabi are not in Afghanistan, playing ‘The Hundred’ tournament in the United Kingdom. Rashid is playing for Trent Rockets while Muhammad Nabi is representing London Spirits.
It remains to be seen if Rashid and Nabi stay back in the UK after completion of ‘The Hundred’ on August 21 as they have families back home.
And if they stay back in UK, it will be interesting to see if the BCCI asks them to be on the same flight that will take the Indian players to the UAE from Manchester on September 15.
The BCCI is also expected to speak with the Afghanistan Cricket Board on the situation.
Afghanistan are scheduled to tour Sri Lanka for six limited overs games this month but the final schedule is still not out yet.
Rashid is Afghanistan’s T20 captain.
Rashid, Nabi, and Mujeeb Zadran are some of the Afghanistan players who are regular features in IPL. Rashid is one of the most sought-after T20 freelancers in world cricket currently.
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Both Nabi and Rashid have urged the world leaders to intervene as Afghanistan faces its worst socio-political crisis in the last two decades.
A few days back, Rashid had tweeted that thousand of innocent people, including children and women, get martyred every day, houses and properties are being destructed. Thousands of families were displaced. Stop killing Afghans and destroying Afghanistan Rashid had wrote in his tweet.
Amid the worsening crisis at home, Rashid Khan took a match-winning three-for last night at The Hundred tournament.
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