England To Boycott Afghanistan Over Taliban? | First Sports With Rupha Ramani England politicians have asked the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to boycott their Champions Trophy fixture against Afghanistan.
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Richard Gould, the chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board, said England will not boycott its upcoming match against Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy next month despite calls from a group of British politicians to withdraw from the event to protest the Taliban’s oppression of women’s rights.
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The argument started again after recent Taliban rules stopped women ... Despite all this fuss, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is sticking firmly to its rules. Richard Gould, ECB ...
England's cricket bosses have rejected calls for the team to boycott an upcoming match against Afghanistan over the ruling Taliban regime's assault on women's rights.
Fears over the safety of England players while in Pakistan are underpinning English cricket’s refusal to boycott next month’s Champions Trophy match against Taliban-governed Afghanistan.
More than 160 U.K. politicians are urging England to refuse to play the Champions Trophy cricket match against Afghanistan next month.
Oldham East and Saddleworth MP, Debbie Abrahams, has signed her name to a letter urging England to 'boycott' the match against Afghanistan.
The ECB has also called on the ICC to act, with chief executive Richard Gould urging the game’s global governing body to take action.
The International Cricket Council should do more to support the Afghanistan women's team, says England captain Heather Knight.