A Taliban official on Wednesday reached the Abu Dhabi cricket stadium to cheer the Afghanistan team in a crucial T20 World Cup encounter against India. We have come to the city of Abu Dhabi to encourage and cheer on the national team of our beloved country Afghanistan," Ahmed Ullah Wasiq said on his Twitter handle. pic.twitter.com/cCvlewJMcT — Muhammad Jalal (@MJalal313) November 3, 2021Hoping for an Afghanistan win, Ahmed said that his country supports and backs Afghanistan’s national cricket team and its players. Despite years of violence and upheaval, Afghanistan has an enthusiastic and widespread following of cricket and residents of Kabul were eagerly anticipating the cricket world cup matches. The governing International Cricket Council (ICC) will meet this month to determine the game's future in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime.

Source: The Express Tribune November 04, 2021 19:02 UTC