Afghanistan crisis: Azizullah Fazli appointed acting chairman of cricket board under Taliban regime

Azizullah Fazli had previously served as the chairman of ACB after Atif Mashal resigned. He held the post from September 2018 till July 2019.

Azizullah Fazli has been appointed as the acting chairman of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Sunday (August 22). Fazli’s appointment is the first big development related to cricket in the country since the Taliban took over on August 15 after the withdrawal of USA troops and President Ashraf Ghani leaving the country for UAE. “Former ACB Chairman Azizullah Fazli has been re-appointed ACB’s acting Chairman. He will oversee ACB’s leadership and course of action for the upcoming competitions,” read a tweet from the ACB on Sunday. Fazli had previously served as the chairman of ACB after Atif Mashal resigned. He held the post from September 2018 till July 2019. He was replaced by Farhan Yusufzai as the chairman after Afghanistan finished at the bottom of the points table in the 2019 Cricket World Cup in England.