Supporting cricket, crop. Ready to match with: Taliban

The anti-Taliban of the game is now a fan of cricket

The Taliban made the decision after meeting with Afghan cricketers and the board chairman

Kabul: The Taliban, the terrorist group that has seized power in Afghanistan, has said that it will support cricket in Afghanistan. The citizens of Afghanistan started playing cricket when we were in power so we will continue to support this game.

Along with the Taliban, Azizullah Fazli has been re-appointed as the new director of the current Afghanistan Cricket Board. The Taliban made the announcement after holding a meeting with members of the national cricket team. The meeting was also attended by Afghanistan cricket team captain Hashmatullah Shahidi, cricket board's pre-selection committee chairman Asadullah and Noor Ali Jadra.

"We are supporters of cricket and now we want to watch the Afghanistan-Pakistan match," said Sohail Shaheen, a member of the Taliban. The Taliban members also met with former cricket captain Asghar Stanikzai and national team member Navroj Mangal in Kabul this week.