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Taliban green lights historic Australia vs Afghanistan Test match
The Taliban has given Afghanistan’s cricket team the go ahead to take part in the upcoming Test match against Australia.
According to Australia’s News.com, the Afghan side is scheduled to play a Test match against Australia at Hobart’s Blundstone Arena starting Saturday, September 27.
The historic fixture was originally slated for December last year, but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Afghanistan has only played six Test matches since being awarded full member status in 2017. This will also be the Afghan team’s first Test against Australia.
Meanwhile, the Brisbane Heat announced last week it had signed Afghan spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahmeen for the upcoming Big Bash League. However, the Adelaide Strikers are yet to confirm the signing of fan favourite Rashid Khan.