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ICC Champions Trophy: Afghanistan ban unlikely over absence of women’s team despite boycott calls
On Wednesday, after nearly 160 UK politicians wrote to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) urging them to boycott the ICC Champions Trophy group fixture against Afghanistan to be played in Lahore.
Why are there calls for England to boycott its cricket match against Afghanistan?
England's cricket team has come under pressure to withdraw from its match against Afghanistan as a moral objection to the Taliban’s assault on women’s rights. | ITV National News
Downing Street urges cricket chiefs to ‘deliver on own rules’ amid Afghanistan boycott calls
Downing Street has called on the International Cricket Council to “deliver on their own rules” as the England cricket team resists pressure to boycott their forthcoming match against Afghanistan.
Why England MPs want to boycott Afghanistan in Champions Trophy – and why this might hurt their own side the most
The ECB is against forfeiting the game – if England do not play, Afghanistan get full points. Given how small the cricketing world is, the ICC can ill afford to hurt the game in Afghanistan. And then there is the all-important question of what India thinks.
England cricket chiefs respond to calls to boycott Afghanistan clash over Taliban
England will face Afghanistan in their second group game of the 2025 Champions Trophy, but more than 160 politicians have called for a boycott over the Taliban's outlawing of female sport
ECB responds to calls for Afghanistan fixture boycott
The England and Wales Cricket Board calls for a unified response to action against Afghanistan amid calls for the England men's team to boycott next month's Champions Trophy match against the country.
Women's rights activists call for England to forfeit championship cricket match to Afghanistan
Women's rights activists have called for England's cricket team to forfeit its championship match against Afghanistan in February.
ECB rejects calls for England to boycott Afghanistan at Champions Trophy
Richard Gould, the ECB's chief executive, has rejected calls from a group of British politicians for England to boycott their upcoming Champions Trophy clash with Afghanistan in February, saying that the Taliban regime's clampdown on women's rights is a matter that requires a "co-ordinated,
UK politicians urge England to boycott Afghanistan cricket match over treatment of women
A group of British lawmakers urged England to boycott their Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan next month, saying the country's cricket board (ECB) needed to take a stand against the Taliban's crackdown on women.
Champions Trophy 2025: British politicians want England to boycott clash against Afghanistan in Lahore, here's why
England are scheduled to play Afghanistan at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on February 26 in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy.
England urged to boycott Champions Trophy game against Afghanistan by UK politicians
More than 160 U.K. politicians are urging England to refuse to play the Champions Trophy cricket match against Afghanistan next month.
Former NI first minister backs Afghanistan cricket boycott
Seven MPs and peers from Northern Ireland back boycott due to the Taliban's oppression of women.
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Afghanistan hires Younis Khan as team mentor for Champions Trophy in Pakistan
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