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Australia pulls out of Afghanistan cricket series over Taliban's restrictions on women

Por: CNN Sports January 12, 2023

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Sydney CNN  —  men’s cricket team has withdrawn from a series of upcoming matches against in protest over the ruling Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls’ education and employment, Cricket Australia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... + full article



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