Human Rights Watch has called for the International Cricket Council to suspend Afghanistan in response to the Taliban’s assault on women’s rights. All female sport is effectively outlawed under the regime, with the majority of the women’s cricket team living in exile. That places the country in direct contravention of the ICC’s own terms of…
Jamie Overton will come into the England side for the must-win Champions Trophy game against Afghanistan in place of the injured Brydon Carse. Carse has been ruled out for the rest of tournament with a toe complaint, so fellow seamer Overton will play in Lahore on Wednesday, live on Sky Sports Cricket (9am first ball)….
England play Afghanistan in a crucial ICC Champions Trophy match for both sides on Wednesday – but there were calls from politicians for Jos Buttler’s side to boycott the fixture in response to Taliban rule in the country. The Afghanistan women’s cricket team fled the country in 2021 after the Taliban regained power and most…
Opener Ryan Rickelton scored a maiden ODI century to help South Africa to a 107-run victory over Afghanistan in their Champions Trophy group opener. Rickelton made 103 from 106 balls and three other South Africans scored half-centuries as they posted 315-6 from their 50 overs, after winning the toss and electing to bat first in…
England will play their ICC Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan despite calls for the ECB to boycott the fixture. A group of more than 160 politicians signed a letter encouraging England to boycott the game in Lahore on Wednesday February 26 and take a stand against the Taliban regime’s assault on women’s rights. Female participation…
After more than three years of living in exile, the Afghanistan women’s cricket team will get the chance to represent their country for the first time since the Taliban took over in 2021. The exiled cricketers will feature in a historic exhibition match against Cricket Without Borders (CWOB) at Junction Oval in Melbourne on January…
Politicians and cricket boards are urging the International Cricket Council (ICC) to take a stance against Afghanistan due to the Taliban’s violations of women’s rights. The situation is sensitive and complex with the England men’s team now being urged to boycott next month’s Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan and the ECB chair Richard Gould also…
The England and Wales Cricket Board has been urged to boycott next month’s Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan by a group of more than 160 politicians, including the likes of Nigel Farage, Jeremy Corbyn and Lord Kinnock. The England men’s ODI side are due to face Afghanistan in Lahore on February 26 but there are…
