After the Taliban took over Afghanistan last month and again inforced the puritanical Sharia law in the country, the new Islamic regime has decided to ban the telecast of the second leg of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 in Afghanistan.
Fans of this T20 league will not get to see any of the games broadcast live because of possible ‘anti-Islam contents’ that could be aired during the programming and could corrupt people’s morals.
However, top Afghanistan cricketers like Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi, and Mujeeb ur Rahman are taking part in IPL 2021 as the Islamic regime has banned most forms of entertainment and women have been completely banned from playing any sport.
Former Afghanistan Cricket Board media manager and journalist, M Ibrahim Momand, in a tweet said, “Afghanistan national will not broadcast the @IPL as usual as it was reportedly banned to live the matches resumed tonight due to possible anti-islam contents, girls dancing & the attendence of barred hair women in the by Islamic Emirates of the Taliban. #CSKvMI
Afghanistan national 📻 📺 will not broadcast the @IPL as usual as it was reportedly banned to live the matches resumed tonight due to possible anti-islam contents, girls dancing & the attendence of barred hair women in the 🏟️ by Islamic Emirates of the Taliban. #CSKvMI pic.twitter.com/dmPZ3rrKn6
— M.ibrahim Momand (@IbrahimReporter) September 19, 2021
When the Taliban had banned women from playing cricket the future of Afghanistan’s participation in Test matches is now under scrutiny with International Cricket Council regulations, as it is required for nations to have an active women’s team.
Earlier, Cricket Australia had threatened to cancel a historic maiden Test between the two countries to be played in November after a senior Taliban official said it was ‘not necessary’ for women to play.
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