Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan has reportedly taken back his threat to boycott the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL 2023-24) tournament and made himself available for selection in the T20 league.

Notably, Rashid Khan had threatened to boycott the BBL in January this year following Australia's decision to withdraw from a three-match ODI series in Afghanistan in March last year.

The reason for Australia withdrawing from Afghanistan ODIs was their concern about human rights violations after Taliban took over the governance of the country and barred women from playing the game and getting university education.

"If playing Afghanistan is so uncomfortable for Australia, then I wouldn't want to make anyone uncomfortable with my presence in the BBL. Therefore, I will be strongly considering my future in that competition," Rashid had said in a statement at that time.

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But now as per report from Australian Associated Press (AAP), the 24-year-old spinner's name features in the official list of players available for next Sunday's overseas draft. Rashid has represented Adelaide Strikers in the last six seasons of the BBL and is expected to be retained by the franchise.

The AAP report further states that Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Noor Ahmed, and Izharulhaq Naveed are the other Afghan players in the overseas draft.

The BBL is scheduled to be held from December 7 to January 24.

(PTI inputs)