Yeh ban 12 countries, jaise Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, aur Haiti se aane wale logon par lagu hoga. Lekin isme ek chhut di gayi hai jisme “major sporting events” jaise World Cup ya Olympics ke liye athletes, coaches, aur support staff ko US aane ki ijaazat hogi. MLC officials ka maan na hai ki unka tournament is “major sporting event” category mein aayega, jisse Afghanistan ke players ke liye US aana aasan hoga.
MLC ke ek official ne ESPNcricinfo ko bataya ki ve ummeed kar rahe hain ki Secretary of State Marco Rubio MLC ko “major sporting event” ke roop mein classify karenge. Isse Afghanistan ke players jaise Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Azmatullah Omarzai, Naveen-ul-Haq, Gulbadin Naib, Fazalhaq Farooqi, aur Waqar Salamkheil, jo MLC 2025 ke liye contract mein hain, ko koi dikkat nahi hogi. Ek franchise official ne yeh bhi kaha ki ve har sambhav option dekhen ge, jaise ki ban laagu hone se pehle players ko US laane ki koshish.
Yeh travel ban 12 countries se aane wale logon par pura restriction lagata hai, lekin athletes ke liye chhut di gayi hai. MLC ka 2025 season 12 June se shuru hoga, jisme pehla match Washington Freedom aur San Francisco Unicorns ke beech Oakland Coliseum mein khela jayega. Yeh ban Afghan players ke liye dikkat paida kar sakta hai, kyunki Afghanistan mein Taliban ke control ke wajah se vetting aur screening processes kamzor hain, jaisa ki Trump ke executive order mein kaha gaya hai.
X par bhi is baare mein charcha hai. @t20tracker ne post kiya ki MLC officials ko ummeed hai ki Afghan players apne contracts poore kar payenge. @CricketT20IPL ne bhi isi khabar ko share kiya, jisme league official ke bharose ka zikr tha. MLC ke fans aur officials dono hi chahte hain ki yeh players, jo T20 cricket ke bade stars hain, tournament mein khel sakein.
Agar MLC ko “major sporting event” ka status milta hai, to yeh Afghan players ke liye ek badi rahat hogi. Warna, unke participation par sankat aa sakta hai, kyunki ban ke baad US mein entry mushkil ho jayegi. MLC apne teesre season ke liye taiyaar hai, aur yeh ummeed ki ja rahi hai ki Rashid Khan jaise stars apni teams, jaise MI New York, ke liye khel payenge.
Sources: ESPNcricinfo, The New York Times, BBC News
