Exclusive: ECB wants ICC action instead of taking unilateral decision not to play Champions Trophy match in Pakistan

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.

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

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.

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.

A group of more than 160 British politicians have called on the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to refuse to play Afghanistan in protest at the women's sports policy of the Taliban. Since returning to power in 2021 the Taliban have effectively banned ...

Richard Gould, the chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), told The Independent that the body strongly condemned the Taliban’s treatment of women and girls in Afghanistan ...

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.

A group of British lawmakers is urging England to boycott their upcoming Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan, highlighting the Taliban's oppressive actions against women. The ECB stands firm against these abuses,

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.

A cross-party group of more than 160 MPs and peers have signed a letter urging the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to sit out next month’s fixture at the Champions Trophy in Lahore as a moral objection to the Taliban regime’s ongoing assault on ...