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

England reject calls to boycott Afghanistan match, saying cricket is ‘source of hope’ - England are set to face Afghanistan in Lahore, Pakistan on 26 February

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.

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

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.

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.

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,

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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.

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 ...