Taliban bans IPL broadcast in Afghanistan due to presence of female audience in stadiums

Afghanistan has been in a state of turmoil ever since the Taliban have forced themselves into their capital city of Kabul. It was anticipated that the Taliban will impose Sharia laws and abolish all basic rights of women in the country by confining them to adhere to misogynistic laws. Despite the Taliban denying reports of […]
 By Anuraag Peesara Sep 21, 2021, 16:22 IST
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Taliban bans IPL broadcast in Afghanistan due to presence of female audience in stadiums

Afghanistan has been in a state of turmoil ever since the Taliban have forced themselves into their capital city of Kabul. It was anticipated that the Taliban will impose Sharia laws and abolish all basic rights of women in the country by confining them to adhere to misogynistic laws. Despite the Taliban denying reports of such ill-treatment towards women, many instances over the due course of time have vindicated the preceding reports.

If the report by Afghan journalist Fawad Aman are to be believed, the Taliban have banned the Indian Premier League coverage in their country for reasons that could send shockwaves across the world. It is believed that the Islamic group do not wish to propagate a tournament in their country, that allows women to visit stadiums and appear on television. It is believed that the media outlets in their country have been warned to not telecast the IPL.

“Ridiculous: Taliban have banned the broadcasting of Indian Premier League (IPL) in Afghanistan. Taliban have warned that Afghan media outlets should not broadcast the Indian Cricket League due to girls dancing and the presence of female audience and spectators in stadiums,” Fawad Aman tweeted.

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Afghanistan tour of Australia in jeopardy

Cricket Australia have already announced that Afghanistan’s visit Down Under will be in serious jeopardy if women’s cricket is banned by the Taliban. It will go against ICC’s anti-discrimination policy, further taking away their right to play Test cricket. The ICC Board will reportedly discuss the Asian nation’s status as a Full Member next month, as reported by news.com.au.

Afghanistan were supposed to play a historic one-off Test against Australia in December in Hobart, but the likelihood of that Test match happening is now under threat. Afghanistan, who have made giant strides in international cricket despite all the adversities they had to face, had qualified for the T20 World Cup directly into the Super 12s this year by virtue of their world ranking. They will begin their campaign in UAE on 25th October.

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