Australia, a powerhouse of the sport, has never played a Test against Afghanistan despite the International Cricket Council granting Test match status to Afghanistan in 2017.
CA welcomed the inclusion of individual Afghan players in Australia’s domestic Twenty20 cricket competition set for the southern hemisphere summer.
“CA looks forward to hosting Afghanistan players in the BBL [Big Bash League] this season, who are great ambassadors for the game, and to hosting both the Afghanistan women’s and men’s team in the not too distant future,” it added.
In November 2020, the Afghanistan Cricket Board announced it had awarded 25 female cricket contracts.
The International Cricket Council requires its 12 full members — which includes Afghanistan — to have a national women’s team.