Taliban bans IPL broadcast concern over ‘possible anti-Islam’ content in Afganistan
In the latest move taken by the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, the second leg of the 14th season of the IPL will not be telecasted in the country due to the possibility of ‘anti-Islam content’ that could be aired during the broadcast.
Former Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) media manager and journalist, M. Ibrahim Momand, revealed the same via his Twitter account on Sunday.
The latest decision taken by the Taliban is yet another addition to the series of steps they have taken to ban all sorts of entertainment in the country.
While the new government have been open to the men’s team playing international cricket, the regime has banned women from playing the sport, threatening the country’s status as a full-member nation.
According to the ICC rules, for a country to remain a Test-playing nation, it must also have an active women’s team.
While women’s cricket continues to be banned in Afghanistan, the future of the men’s team has also come under serious scrutiny. Cricket Australia has threatened to call off the historic maiden Test between the two countries in the upcoming summer .
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