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

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.

England will face Afghanistan in the upcoming Champions Trophy on February 26. The ECB has rejected British politicians' calls to boycott Afghanistan in the tournament, saying that the women's rights issue needs a 'coordinated,

The ECB has rejected calls to boycott England's Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan, emphasizing the need for an ICC-wide approach to addressing human rights concerns while condemning the Taliban's oppressive policies against women in Afghanistan.

A group of more than 160 British politicians have called on the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to boycott next month's Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan as a stand against the Taliban regime's assault on women's rights.

Among the stranger details of Jonathan Trott’s role coaching Afghanistan is that he has yet to set foot in the place.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) finds itself at the centre of a growing controversy ahead of the team's ICC Champions Trophy fixture against Afghanistan on February 26th. The UK politicians have demanded the board to boycott the fixture as a protest against the Taliban regime's oppressive policies toward women and girls.