Cummins' Yellow Army face 'double standards' blast over Afghanistan WC clash
Updated On: 06 November, 2023 06:58 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Tuesday`s World Cup match has plenty of significance for both sides, with emerging nation Afghanistan still in contention for a semi-final place after winning four of their seven pool matches so far during the tournament
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There have been boycotts and walkovers at previous World Cups, with both Australia and the West Indies forfeiting matches in Sri Lanka (Pic: AFP)
Australia star Steve Smith said the decision to let the team play Afghanistan in a crunch ICC World Cup 2023 league stage clash was `above my pay-grade` as Cricket Australia faced accusations of `double-standards`.
Earlier this year, CA scrapped a three-match one-day international series against Afghanistan on the grounds the Taliban, who regained power in 2021, had placed fresh limits on education and work opportunities for Afghan women and girls, including female cricketers.
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