Political situation taking a new turn in Afghanistan, indecision and unpredictability is hovering around the future of their top cricketers, particularly Rashid Khan and Mohammed Nabi, who have to compete in the remainder of the IPL in the UAE from September 19. The Taliban is set to take over the reins of the South Asian country as President Ashraf Ghani has reportedly fled to Tajikistan. Rashid and Nabi are not in Afghanistan. They are in the United Kingdom, competing in the 'Hundred' tournament.

Rashid is playing for Trent Rockets and Nabi is representing London Spirits. The BCCI is keeping an eye on the developments and is hoping to see the participation of Afghan players in the India Premier League. "It is too early to comment but we are keeping a watch. For us, nothing changes and we expect Rashid and other Afghan players would be part of IPL," a BCCI source told media. It remains to be seen if Rashid and Nabi stay back in the UK after completion of 'The Hundred' on August 21 as they have families back home. And if they stay back in the UK, it will be exciting to see if the BCCI asks them to be on the same charter flight that will take the Indian players to the UAE from Manchester on September 15. As we know that both Rashid and Nabi play for Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The BCCI is expected to talk with the Afghanistan Cricket Board on the situation. As per ICC's FTP schedule, Afghanistan is listed to tour Sri Lanka for six white-ball games this month but the final schedule is still not out yet. Rashid is Afghanistan's T20 captain. Rashid, Nabi and Mujeeb Zadran are some of the Afghanistan players who are a regular features in IPL teams. Rashid is one of the most sought-after T20 freelancers in world cricket currently.

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