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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ECB CEO Richard Gould has urged the ICC to take action against the Afghanistan Cricket Board by supporting the exiled womens team, ringfencing money, and reconsidering their membership status; politic

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.

Hundreds of British politicians have called on the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to boycott next month's Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan.

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.

England cricket board has rejected calls to boycott Afghanistan at the Champions Trophy 2025 despite calls from former sportspersons and politicians. The ECB feels that an ICC-wide approach would be more impactful rather than an individual country taking a radical step.

But he suggested England would not boycott international tournament matches against Afghanistan, arguing that cricket was a “source of hope and positivity for many Afghans”. England are set to face Afghanistan in Pakistan’s Lahore on 26 February for the tournament – one of the first major championships of the year.

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.

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 ...