Temba Bavuma reaffirmed the efforts of the South African Cricketers’ Association (SACA) to remove gender-based discrimination, which prevents Afghan women from participating in sports and other spheres of public life.
Next week, the Proteas will play Afghanistan in a three-match ODI series in the United Arab Emirates. The two sides will be meeting for the first time in a bilateral series. Temba Bavuma stated before to the visit that South Africans are able to relate to individuals who are experiencing violations of their human rights because their own system of segregation ended thirty years ago. The right-handed hitter thereby echoed the demand that women’s rights be respected.
“I consider it from a personal standpoint. I can see that it is strongly ingrained in my own values. I agree with the notions of inclusion and gender equity. We recognize that this is important to South Africa as a nation, and we want everyone to have an equal opportunity in society. “I wholeheartedly endorse the opinions articulated by SACA,” Bavuma was cited as stating.
The SACA acknowledged Cricket South Africa’s (CSA) right to look for matches, including those against Afghanistan, in a statement last week. The statement also requested that CSA “use the leverage available to it through this series to highlight that these rights for Afghanistan’s women’s players must be protected and respected.”
In my own personal capacity, I definitely support the stance: Temba Bavuma
Even though CSA hasn’t officially stated that they want to support Afghan women with any words or actions, they still talk about women’s cricket in Afghanistan through the International Cricket Council (ICC). Rob Walter, the white-ball coach for South Africa, stated on Monday, September 16, that he is not involved in the decision of whether to play Afghanistan again. He has made the decision to hang up the phone with CSA, as has Bavuma.
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“I believe I have to accept that there are individuals in positions of authority who are accountable for speaking more articulately and elegantly than I am. As an individual, I wholeheartedly endorse the position and ideas put forth by SACA. Furthermore, I can appreciate Rob’s perspective that we are chosen to perform a task in the cricket domain. And I believe that at the very least, a lot of our efforts will be focused on it,” Bavuma said.
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