Afghanistan Crisis: Will play T20 World Cup, preparations are on: Cricket team Media manager

Afghanistan Crisis: Worst situation in Afghanistan, questions have been raised on whether the team will be ready to participate in the upcoming T20 World Cup. But the Afghanistan Cricket Board has made it clear that the team will be ready for action when the showpiece event gets underway in Dubai.

There is no doubt with regards to participating in the T20 World Cup and the board is keen to go ahead with a tri-series involving Australia and West Indies to help in preparations for the showpiece event the Afghanistan cricket team’s media manager Hikmat Hassan said to media. “Yes, we will play in the T20 World Cup. The preparations are on and the available players will be back to training in Kabul in the next few days.

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We are looking for a venue for the tri-series involving Australia and West Indies and that will be the best preparation for the showpiece event. We are speaking to some countries like Sri Lanka and also I think Malaysia. Let’s see how that pans out. We are already set to play Pakistan in Hambantota and that series is also on.

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Also, we are planning to go ahead with the domestic T20 tournament which shall boost preparations for the players ahead of the T20 World Cup,” Hassan said. Asked if the board officials had a word with Rashid Khan or Mohammad Nabi as they are not in the country at present, he said: “We are always there to help our players and their families.

We will do whatever is possible for them. Things are not affected much in Kabul, we are already back in the office, so there is nothing to worry about.”