International Cricket Update: Aaron Finch, Australia's limited-overs captain, agrees with Cricket Australia's decision to postpone the one-off Test against Afghanistan. The Tasmania Cricket Association said a week ago that the historic Test match will be postponed owing to the Taliban's refusal to allow women's cricket to thrive.
Even though Cricket Australia hasn't formally announced a postponement, the organisation is still committed to promoting women's cricket as a need. As a result, they threatened to call the Test match off. The Afghanistan Board, on the other hand, asked some time after they announced their intention to develop women's cricket.
"It-s a really challenging time no doubt, but we-re supportive of Cricket Australia-s position," Aaron Finch told the reporters during a media call.
Afghanistan will surely be devastated by Cricket Australia's formal announcement of the postponement. Since the Taliban took over in mid-August, the country has been in chaos. In addition, their participation in the 2021 T20 World Cup was in jeopardy.
Australia's preparation for the T20 World Cup, according to Aaron Finch:
Meanwhile, Finch, who underwent knee surgery, will go for the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates shortly. He believes the warm-up matches before the team's first encounter against South Africa will be crucial because many of the players have not yet played in an international match. According to cricket.com.au, the 34-year-old said:
"It's a difficult one - there are quite a few guys who played in Bangladesh and the West Indies. Training indoors is no comparison to game intensity, so the two warm up games and the lead-in to the World Cup is going to be really crucial. They're going to be really important to get guys up to speed as quick as possible. But I've got a lot of confidence in the experience of the group."
Finch returned to the nets soon after his recovery but hasn't played professional cricket since August. The veteran will have the difficult job of leading Australia to their first ICC T20 title, even though they are now ranked seventh in the world. The men in yellow might be ousted in the Super 12 stage if they are placed in Group 1 with the Proteas, West Indies, and England.
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